An Effect-Size Comparison of the Beck, Zung, and Hamilton Rating Scales for Depression: A Three-Week and Twelve-Week Analysis

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Summary

Three widely used measures of depression, the Beck Depression Inventory, Zung Self-rating Depression Scale, and Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression, were used in an analysis of treatment effects over time, indicating that the Zung's self-rating is more likely to show early treatment gains while Beck's inventory shows larger gains over a longer time.

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1988-10-01
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Rating scale, Beck Depression Inventory, Psychology, Depression (economics), Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression

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