Bech Rafaelsen melancholy scale

The Bech-Rafaelsen Melancholy Scale ( BRMS or rarely BRMES ) is a questionnaire for recording depressive symptoms through external assessment that was developed by Per Bech's working group. The previous three days are to be assessed. The test consists of eleven questions that are to be answered using a structured interview. Each answer has five levels, so that a total value between 0 and 44 can be achieved for all questions. The processing time is estimated at 10–20 minutes, with a structured interview guide up to 25 minutes. The test is said to be more sensitive to change than the HAM-D-17.

There are cut-off values for the normal population. To classify the severity is indicated:

00–5 0: healthy
06-14: mild depression
15-25: moderate depression
26–44: severe depression

development

The HAM-D-17 was first extended by six questions and later reduced to a total of eleven questions. The BRMS contains six quickly homogeneous questions from the HAM-D. In addition, the questionnaire contains five questions from the "Cronolm-Ottosson Depression Scale" from 1960. The questionnaire is structured analogously to the Bech-Rafaelsen Mania Scale (BRMAS).

Individual evidence

^ Bernhard Strauss, Jörg Schumacher: Clinical interviews and rating scales . Hogrefe Verlag, 2004, ISBN 978-3-8409-1860-5 , pp. 55–58 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Jules Angst: Handbook of bipolar disorders: Basics - Diagnostics - Therapy . W. Kohlhammer Verlag, 2006, ISBN 978-3-17-018450-3 , pp. 79 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f David Althaus: Praxismanual Depression: Successful implementation of diagnostics and therapy . Deutscher Ärzteverlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-7691-0496-7 , p. 76 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[1] Bernhard Strauss, Jörg Schumacher: Clinical interviews and rating scales . Hogrefe Verlag, 2004, ISBN 978-3-8409-1860-5 , pp. 55–58 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[:0-2] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Jules Angst: Handbook of bipolar disorders: Basics - Diagnostics - Therapy . W. Kohlhammer Verlag, 2006, ISBN 978-3-17-018450-3 , pp. 79 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[:1-3] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f David Althaus: Praxismanual Depression: Successful implementation of diagnostics and therapy . Deutscher Ärzteverlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-7691-0496-7 , p. 76 ( limited preview in Google Book search).