Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale
Encyclopedia
The Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (abbreviated MADRS) is a ten-item diagnostic
questionnaire which psychiatrist
s use to measure the severity of depressive
episodes in patients with mood disorder
s. It was designed in 1979 by British
and Swedish
researchers as an adjunct to the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAMD) which would be more sensitive to the changes brought on by antidepressant
s and other forms of treatment than the Hamilton Scale was. There is, however, a high degree of statistical correlation
between scores on the two measures.
Diagnosis
Diagnosis is the identification of the nature and cause of anything. Diagnosis is used in many different disciplines with variations in the use of logics, analytics, and experience to determine the cause and effect relationships...
questionnaire which psychiatrist
Psychiatrist
A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. All psychiatrists are trained in diagnostic evaluation and in psychotherapy...
s use to measure the severity of depressive
Clinical depression
Major depressive disorder is a mental disorder characterized by an all-encompassing low mood accompanied by low self-esteem, and by loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities...
episodes in patients with mood disorder
Mood disorder
Mood disorder is the term designating a group of diagnoses in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders classification system where a disturbance in the person's mood is hypothesized to be the main underlying feature...
s. It was designed in 1979 by British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
researchers as an adjunct to the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAMD) which would be more sensitive to the changes brought on by antidepressant
Antidepressant
An antidepressant is a psychiatric medication used to alleviate mood disorders, such as major depression and dysthymia and anxiety disorders such as social anxiety disorder. According to Gelder, Mayou &*Geddes people with a depressive illness will experience a therapeutic effect to their mood;...
s and other forms of treatment than the Hamilton Scale was. There is, however, a high degree of statistical correlation
Correlation
In statistics, dependence refers to any statistical relationship between two random variables or two sets of data. Correlation refers to any of a broad class of statistical relationships involving dependence....
between scores on the two measures.
See also
- Comprehensive Psychopathological Rating ScaleComprehensive Psychopathological Rating ScaleThe Comprehensive Psychopathological Rating Scale is a scale for rating the severity of psychiatric symptoms and observed behaviour. CPRS was developed by Swedish psychiatrists Marie Åsberg, Carlo Perris, Daisy Schalling, and Göran Sedvall in collaboration with the British psychiatrist, Stuart...
- Diagnostic classification and rating scales used in psychiatryDiagnostic classification and rating scales used in psychiatryThe following diagnostic systems and rating scales are used in psychiatry and clinical psychology.-Diagnostic Criteria:*Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders *ICD-10 Chapter V: Mental and behavioural disorders...
External links
- Full version of the Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale
- Side-by-side comparison of the MADRS and HAMD from the U.S. Food and Drug AdministrationFood and Drug AdministrationThe Food and Drug Administration is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, one of the United States federal executive departments...