Preferred Label : Hamilton Depression Rating Scale 21-Item Clinical Classification;
NCIt synonyms : HAMD-21;
NCIt related terms : HAMD2; HAMD 21;
NCIt definition : A standardized rating scale developed by M. Hamilton in 1960 which is used to evaluate
the severity of an individual's depression. This version of the instrument contains
all 21 questions or types of symptoms associated with depression such as anxiety,
mood, insomnia, and somatic symptoms experienced within the past week and is completed
during a semi-structured interview. Each symptom is rated on a scale of 0-2, 0-3,
or 0-4 with 0 being absent and 2, 3, or 4 being the most severe.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: The Hamilton Depression Rating Scale 21-Item (HAMD 21) (Hedlund and Vieweg,
The Hamilton rating scale for depression. Journal of Operational Psychiatry, 1979;10(2):149-165).;
Origin ID : C102119;
UMLS CUI : C3640518;
Semantic type(s)
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