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Psychiatric Methods of the International Study: Hamilton Depression and Anxiety Scales

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Impact of Cardiac Surgery on the Quality of Life

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The Hamilton Scales for the rating of clinical anxiety and depression are well established instruments for psychiatric research, and have been used in numerous studies, mainly in the field of psychopharmacology. Within the International Study, the scales are one of the constituents of the psychiatric part of the investigation, in conjunction with the HRPD [1] and a psychosocial interview.

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  1. Depts. Psychotherapy & Psychosomatics and Psychiatry, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany

    Bernhard Strauss & Gunnar Paulsen

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  1. Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Hillside Hospital, Glen Oaks, New York, USA

    Allen E. Willner

  2. University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

    Georg Rodewald

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Strauss, B., Paulsen, G. (1990). Psychiatric Methods of the International Study: Hamilton Depression and Anxiety Scales. In: Willner, A.E., Rodewald, G. (eds) Impact of Cardiac Surgery on the Quality of Life. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0647-4_3

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