II. Background
- Twenty one question Survey completed by physician
III. Questions
- Depressed mood (0 to 4)
- Feelings of guilt (0 to 4)
- Suicide (0 to 4)
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Insomnia
- Early (0 to 2)
- Middle (0 to 2)
- Late (0 to 2)
- Work activities (0 to 4)
- Retardation to stupor (0 to 4)
- Agitation (0 to 2)
- Fear (0 to 4)
- Anxiety (0 to 4)
- Gastrointestinal symptoms (0 to 2)
- Systemic somatic symptoms (0 to 2)
- Decreased libido or menstrual disturbance (0 to 2)
- Hypochondriasis (0 to 4)
- Weight loss (0 to 2)
- Diminished insight (0 to 2)
- Symptom diurnal variation (1 to 2)
- Feelings of unreality (0 to 4)
- Paranoid symptoms (0 to 3)
- Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms (0 to 2)
IV. Resources
- Hamilton Scale from University of Iowa
V. Limitations: Not ideal for older patients
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Somatic questions positive in non-depressed older adult
- Gastrointestinal symptoms
- Systemic somatic symptoms
- Consider alternative depression scales
- References
VI. Resources
- University of Iowa FPInfo Depression Scales
- University of Massachusetts Psychiatry Scales
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| Concepts | Intellectual Product (T170) |
| SnomedCT | 273503001 |
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| Spanish | escala para valoración de depresión, de Hamilton (escala de evaluación), escala para valoración de depresión, de Hamilton |
