Experiences with some new scales for use in general practice trials.
The proper assessment of depression in general practice requires the use of adequate and sensitive measurement of target symptoms. In a pilot trial of a new 50 mg formulation of clomipramine (Anafranil) various new techniques of measurement were explored, namely, the General Health Questionnaire, a series of visual analogue scales with a centre reference point and a new physician rating scale for depression.
D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales