title: [French adaptation, concurrent validation and factorial analysis of the Bech and Rafaelsen melancholia scale].
abstract: 33 depressive patients diagnosed major depressive episode (DSM III) have been assessed by the French translation of the melancholia scale of Bech and Rafaelsen and the following scales: scale of depressive retardation (ERD) (Widlocher), Hamilton depression rating scale with 26 items (HDS 26), Montgomery and Asberg depression rating scale (MADRS). A concurrent validation shows that Bech-Rafaelsen melancholia scale is valid. A principal components analysis with VARIMAX rotation found 4 principal components: retardation and blunted affect, asthenia, anxiety, suicidal impulses.
authors.affiliation: CHS Le Vinatier, Bron.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Chambon
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Poncet
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kiss
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Milani
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cottraux
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
vernacular_title: Adaptation Française, validation concurrente et analyse factorielle de l'échelle de mélancolie de Bech et Rafaelsen.