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The Bech-Rafaelsen Melancholia Scale (MES)

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The DSM-IV criteria for major depression: Each of the nine DSM-IV items has a score of 1 if the corresponding MES item has a positive score. Major depression is then defined by a score of 1 on at least five of the nine items.

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  1. Frederiksborg General Hospital, Psychiatric Institute, Dyrehavevej 48, Hillerød, 3400, Denmark

    Per Bech MD (Professor of Psychiatry)

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Bech, P. (1995). The Bech-Rafaelsen Melancholia Scale (MES). In: The Bech, Hamilton and Zung Scales for Mood Disorders: Screening and Listening. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-97633-9_2

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