HAM-D (Hamilton Depression Score - 6-item)
Neurology & Psychiatry specialty tool
Bedside Tool Interface Configuration
Calculates the high-utility abbreviated 6-item Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (Bech-1981).
Algorithm Checklist Parameters:
- 1. Depressed Mood (gloom, hopelessness, weeping)
- 2. Feelings of Guilt (self-reproach, regret, delusions)
- 3. Work & Activities (loss of interest, fatigue, handicap)
- 4. Psychomotor Retardation (slowness of thought & speech)
- 5. Anxiety Psychic (tension, irritability, dread)
- 6. Somatic Symptoms General (heaviness in limbs, loss of energy)
Primary Clinical Application:
Clinician-administered rating scale heavily used to measure depression outcomes in trials.