Current Use of Depression Rating Scales in Mental Health Setting

• 발행기관: 대한신경정신의학회
• 저자명: EunJeong Lee JungBum Kim ImHee Shin KyungHee Lim SangHee Lee GyungAh Cho HyungMo Sung SungWon Jung M
• 간행물 정보: 『Psychiatry Investigation』제7권 제3호, 170~176쪽, 전체 7쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 정신과학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2010.09.30

영문 초록

Objective-This study was to investigate the current use of depression rating scales by psychiatrists and clinical psychologists in Korea. Methods-The questionnaires from many psychiatrists and clinical psychologists were included in the analysis. The questionnaire was composed of items about examining the percentage of patients clinically using depression rating scales, reasons for not use of them, the degree of satisfaction, the perceived agreement rate between the result of depression rating scales and doctor’s clinical interview in the evaluation of patients with depressive symptoms. Data were analyzed by χ2 and independent t-test. Results-The clinical use of depression rating scales was more frequent in the psychologists than in the psychiatrists. The purposes for using depression rating scales were assessed into six areas, there was no significant difference in between two groups, and both groups po-inted out their purpose as rating of severity and screening. The reasons for not using scales were that their interview may be sufficient for diagnosis and assessment of depressive patients and they are not familiar with the use of depression rating scales. The psychiatrists usually prefer the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Hamilton Depression Rating Scale and Symptom Checklist 90-Revision (SCL-90-R) in order of frequency, and the clinical psychologists are more likely to use the BDI, Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory and SCL-90-R. Overall rate of satisfaction in the use of the scales was 67.29±14.45% and overall perceived agreement rate was 70.89±16.45%. Conclusion-Currently used depression rating scales at the clinical practice were not various. Therefore, to heighten clinicians’ utility of these depression rating scales measures, either educational efforts or advertisements, or both, will be necessary to spread them wildly.

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Depression Rating Scales Purpose of use Agreement Satisfaction Kinds of use