Can a One-Item Mood Scale Do the Trick? Predicting Relapse over 5.5-Years in Recurrent Depression

Gerard D van Rijsbergen, Claudi L H Bockting, Matthias Berking, Maarten W J Koeter and Aart H Schene

PLOS ONE, 2012, vol. 7, issue 10, 1-5

Abstract: Background: To examine whether a simple Visual Analogue Mood Scale (VAMS) is able to predict time to relapse over 5.5-years. Methodology/Principal Findings: 187 remitted recurrently depressed out-patients were interviewed using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-I) and the 17-item Hamilton Depression rating scale (HAM-D) to verify remission status (HAM-D

Date: 2012
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