Hamilton Rating Scale For Depression

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Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression
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1. Depressed Mood: Sadness, hopelessness, worthlessness
Absent (0)
Indicated upon questioning (1)
Spontaneously reported (2)
Feeling communicated nonverbally (3)
Patient reports virtually only these feelings (4)
2. Feelings of Guilt
Absent (0)
Self-Reproach (1)
Guilt over past errors, sins or deeds (2)
Delusions of guilt (illness as punishment) (3)
Experiences accusatory voices/hallucinations (4)
3. Suicide
Absent (0)
Feels life is not worth living (1)
Wishes for death (2)
Suicidal ideas or gestures (3)
Attempts at suicide (4)
4. Insomnia Early
No difficulty falling asleep (0)
Occasional difficulty falling asleep (more than
hour) (1)
Nightly difficulty falling asleep (2)
5. Insomnia Middle
No difficulty falling asleep (0)
Restless and disturbed throughout the night (1)
Frequent waking during the night/getting out of bed (2)
6. Insomnia Late
No difficulty falling asleep (0)
Waking early but going back to sleep (1)
Unable to go back to sleep if he/she gets out of bed (2)
7. Work and Activities
No difficulty (0)
Thoughts/feelings of incapacity/fatigue/weakness (1)
Loss of interest (2)
Decrease in time spent/productivity (3)
Stopped working because of present illness (4)
8. Retardation: Psychomotor Slowness of thought and speech; impaired ability to concentrate
Normal speech/thought (0)
Slight retardation (1)
Obvious retardation (2)
Interview made difficult by retardation (3)
Complete stupor (4)
9. Agitation
None (0)
Fidgetiness (1)
Playing with hands, hair, etc. (2)
Can’t sit still (3)
Hand-wringing, nail-biting, lip-chewing, hair-pulling, etc. (4)
10. Anxiety (Psychological)
No difficulty (0)
Subjective tension/irritability (1)
Worrying about minor matters (2)
Apprehensive attitude apparent in face/speech (3)
Fears expressed without questioning (4)
11. Anxiety (Somatic) Concomitants of anxiety (indigestion, diarrhea, palpitations, headaches, sweating)
Absent (0)
Mild (1)
Moderate (2)

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