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Measuring Depression at the End of Life: Is the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale a Valid Instrument?
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Direct linkOlden, Megan; Rosenfeld, Barry; Pessin, Hayley; Breitbart, William – Assessment, 2009
Depression at the end of life is a common mental health issue with serious implications for quality of life and decision making. This study investigated the reliability and validity of one of the most frequently used measures of depression, the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D) in 422 patients with terminal cancer admitted to a palliative…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Validity, Suicide, Rating Scales
Download full textHopko, D. R.; Robertson, S. M. C.; Colman, L. – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2008
In recent years there has been increased focus on evaluating the efficacy of psychosocial interventions for cancer patients. Among the several limitations inherent to these programs of research, few studies have targeted patients with well-diagnosed clinical depression and little is known about factors that best predict treatment outcome and…
Descriptors: Marital Status, Cancer, Patients, Depression (Psychology)
