TY - JOUR
T1 - An evaluation of the Quick Inventory Of Depressive Symptomatology and the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression
T2 - A Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression trial report
AU - Rush, A. John
AU - Bernstein, Ira H.
AU - Trivedi, Madhukar H.
AU - Carmody, Thomas J.
AU - Wisniewski, Stephen
AU - Mundt, James C.
AU - Shores-Wilson, Kathy
AU - Biggs, Melanie M.
AU - Woo, Ada
AU - Nierenberg, Andrew A.
AU - Fava, Maurizio
N1 - Funding Information:
This project was funded in part by the National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health (Contract N01MH90003 to University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas) (P.I.: AJR) and by grants from the National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health (MH68851, P.I.: AJR; MH-068852, P.I.: IHB). The content of this publication does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of Health and Human Services nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
PY - 2006/3/15
Y1 - 2006/3/15
N2 - Background: Nine DSM-IV-TR criterion symptom domains are evaluated to diagnose major depressive disorder (MDD). The Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (QIDS) provides an efficient assessment of these domains and is available as a clinician rating (QIDS-C16), a self-report (QIDS-SR16), and in an automated, interactive voice response (IVR) (QIDS-IVR16) telephone system. This report compares the performance of these three versions of the QIDS and the 17-item Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD17). Methods: Data were acquired at baseline and exit from the first treatment step (citalopram) in the Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR* (*)D) trial. Outpatients with nonpsychotic MDD who completed all four ratings within ±2 days were identified from the first 1500 STAR* (*)D subjects. Both item response theory and classical test theory analyses were conducted. Results: The three methods for obtaining QIDS data produced consistent findings regarding relationships between the nine symptom domains and overall depression, demonstrating interchangeability among the three methods. The HRSD17, while generally satisfactory, rarely utilized the full range of item scores, and evidence suggested multidimensional measurement properties. Conclusions: In nonpsychotic MDD outpatients without overt cognitive impairment, clinician assessment of depression severity using either the QIDS-C16 or HRSD17 may be successfully replaced by either the self-report or IVR version of the QIDS.
AB - Background: Nine DSM-IV-TR criterion symptom domains are evaluated to diagnose major depressive disorder (MDD). The Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (QIDS) provides an efficient assessment of these domains and is available as a clinician rating (QIDS-C16), a self-report (QIDS-SR16), and in an automated, interactive voice response (IVR) (QIDS-IVR16) telephone system. This report compares the performance of these three versions of the QIDS and the 17-item Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD17). Methods: Data were acquired at baseline and exit from the first treatment step (citalopram) in the Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR* (*)D) trial. Outpatients with nonpsychotic MDD who completed all four ratings within ±2 days were identified from the first 1500 STAR* (*)D subjects. Both item response theory and classical test theory analyses were conducted. Results: The three methods for obtaining QIDS data produced consistent findings regarding relationships between the nine symptom domains and overall depression, demonstrating interchangeability among the three methods. The HRSD17, while generally satisfactory, rarely utilized the full range of item scores, and evidence suggested multidimensional measurement properties. Conclusions: In nonpsychotic MDD outpatients without overt cognitive impairment, clinician assessment of depression severity using either the QIDS-C16 or HRSD17 may be successfully replaced by either the self-report or IVR version of the QIDS.
KW - Depressive symptoms
KW - Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology
KW - Item response theory
KW - Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology
KW - Samejima graded response model
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U2 - 10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.022
DO - 10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.022
M3 - Article
C2 - 16199008
AN - SCOPUS:33644634660
SN - 0006-3223
VL - 59
SP - 493
EP - 501
JO - Biological Psychiatry
JF - Biological Psychiatry
IS - 6
ER -