Hamilton Anxiety Scale

The Hamilton Anxiety Scale, also known as the Hamilton Anxiety Scale ( HAM-A or HAMA ), is a questionnaire that can be used to determine the severity of an anxiety disorder through external assessment. The questionnaire was published in English by Hamilton in 1959. There are different translations, mostly the one from the 1996 CIPS scale collection would be used. The questionnaire should not be used to establish the diagnosis . It consists of 14 questions (13 + 1?) On different symptom groups, which are to be rated on a five-point scale. The symptom groups are specified by a term and a series of symptoms as a guide for assessment. Psychological anxiety symptoms are recorded separately from physical ones. The choice of questions is not very suitable for patients with panic disorder or social phobia . The assessment period refers to the previous week. The processing time for the interview is estimated at 30 minutes, whereby the assessment does not take place through direct questioning. If the patient has been known for a long time, the processing could be done faster. Studies have not shown sufficient delimitation from depressive symptoms ( divergent validity ). There are empirical values with patients between the ages of 18 and 65 years. The recorded construct relates to the anxious-neurotic state according to ICD-9. However, there are no standard values based on a calibration sample, although the publication of corresponding values has been announced (as of 2005).

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↑ Hanns Hippius, Manfred Ackenheil, Rolf R. angels fear: symptom of psychiatric disorders . Springer-Verlag, 2013, ISBN 978-3-642-93369-1 , pp. 116 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Jürgen Hoyer, Sylvia Helbig, Jürgen Margraf: Diagnostics of anxiety disorders . Hogrefe Verlag, 2005, ISBN 978-3-8409-1960-2 , pp. 83 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
↑ ^a ^b Christel Winkelbach: Psychodynamic short-term therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in generalized anxiety disorder: a randomized, controlled and manualized therapy study . Cuvillier Verlag, 2008, ISBN 978-3-86727-575-0 , pp. 40 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Bernhard Strauss, Jörg Schumacher: Clinical interviews and rating scales . Hogrefe Verlag, 2004, ISBN 978-3-8409-1860-5 , pp. 154–156 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[1] Hanns Hippius, Manfred Ackenheil, Rolf R. angels fear: symptom of psychiatric disorders . Springer-Verlag, 2013, ISBN 978-3-642-93369-1 , pp. 116 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[:0-2] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Jürgen Hoyer, Sylvia Helbig, Jürgen Margraf: Diagnostics of anxiety disorders . Hogrefe Verlag, 2005, ISBN 978-3-8409-1960-2 , pp. 83 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[:1-3] Christel Winkelbach: Psychodynamic short-term therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in generalized anxiety disorder: a randomized, controlled and manualized therapy study . Cuvillier Verlag, 2008, ISBN 978-3-86727-575-0 , pp. 40 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[:2-4] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Bernhard Strauss, Jörg Schumacher: Clinical interviews and rating scales . Hogrefe Verlag, 2004, ISBN 978-3-8409-1860-5 , pp. 154–156 ( limited preview in Google Book search).