Research assessment methods for depression in terminally ill patients

Diagnostic classification systems

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 4th edition^[1] (DSM-IV)

Endicott Substitution Criteria^[2]

Research Diagnostic Criteria^[3] (RDC)

Structured diagnostic interviews

Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia^[4] (SADS)*

Diagnostic Interview Schedule^[5] (DIS)^¶

Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R^[6] (SCID)

Screening instruments - self-report

General Health Questionnaire-30^[7] (GHQ)

Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale^[8] (HADS)

Beck Depression Inventory, Short Form^[9] (BDI-SF)

Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale^[10-14]

Rotterdam Symptom Checklist^[15]

Carroll Depression Rating Scale^[16]

* Designed for use with RDC criteria.
¶ Designed for use with DSM-III criteria. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 3rd edition (DSM-III).

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