There are several well-evaluated psychological tests for the diagnosis and assessment of depressive disorders . The most important test instruments include the CES-D-Scale (Center for Epidemologic Studies Depression Scale) by the National Institute of Mental Health, the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D) .
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Beck Depression Inventory
Reliabilität und Validität des revidierten Beck-Depressionsinventars (BDI-II). Nervenarzt; 78(6): 651-6.
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