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The Hamilton Anxiety Scale: reliability, validity and sensitivity to change in anxiety and depressive disorders
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The Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAM-A) was tested for reliability and validity in two different samples, one sample (n = 97) defined by anxiety disorders, the other sample (n = 101) defined by depressive disorders. The reliability and the concurrent validity of the HAM-A and its subscales proved to be sufficient. Internal validity tested by latent structure analysis was insufficient. The major problems with the HAM-A are that (1) anxiolytic and antidepressant effects cannot be clearly distinguished; (2) the subscale of somatic anxiety is strongly related to somatic side effects. The applicability of the HAM-A in anxiolytic treatment studies is therefore limited. More specific anxiety scales are needed.
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Dunlop, B. W., Still, S., LoParo, D., Aponte‐Rivera, V., Johnson, B. N., Schneider, R. L., Nemeroff, C. B., Mayberg, H. S., & Craighead, W. E. (2019) · Depression and Anxiety · doi:10.1002/da.22984 · Cited by 43
Cognitive Networks Disarrangement in Patients With Migraine Predicts Cutaneous Allodynia
Russo, A., Silvestro, M., Trojsi, F., Bisecco, A., Micco, R. D., Caiazzo, G., Nardo, F. D., Esposito, F., Tessitore, A., & Tedeschi, G. (2020) · Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain · doi:10.1111/head.13860 · Cited by 40
Yong, N., Hu, H., Fan, X., Li, X., Li, R., Qu, Y., Wang, Y., Tan, G., Chen, L., & Zhou, J. (2012) · The Journal of Headache and Pain · doi:10.1007/s10194-012-0442-9 · Cited by 38
“These scales represent professional assessment scales that have a better validity and reliability [24, 25, 32].”
BackgroundRollman, B. L., Belnap, B. H., Reynolds, C. F., Schulberg, H. C., & Shear, M. K. (2003) · General Hospital Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/s0163-8343(03)00004-5 · Cited by 38
“They must also be experiencing at least a moderate level of anxiety symptomatology (Hamilton Rating Scale-Anxiety (HRS-A) [16] 14 if GAD and Panic Disorder Severity Scale (PDSS) [17] 7 if PD); have no history of bipolar disorder or active substance abuse; and not be in active treatment with a mental health specialist…”
BackgroundJacob, S., Veenstra-VanderWeele, J., Murphy, D., McCracken, J., Smith, J., Sanders, K., Meyenberg, C., Wiese, T., Deol-Bhullar, G., Wandel, C., et al. (2022) · The Lancet Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/s2215-0366(21)00429-6 · Cited by 38
He, L., Lee, E.-Y., Sterling, N. W., Kong, L., Lewis, M. M., Du, G., Eslinger, P. J., & Huang, X. (2016) · Journal of Parkinson s Disease · doi:10.3233/jpd-160851 · Cited by 37
“HAM- ESS: Epworth Sleepiness Scale; HAM-A: Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale; HAM-D: Hamilton Depression Rating Scale; MoCA: Montreal Cognitive Assessment; SEAS: Schwab and England ADL scale; PDQ 39SI: Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire summary index; ADL: Activities of Daily Life; UPDRS: Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating…”
MethodInfluentialHashash, J. G., Knisely, M. R., Germain, A., McAuliff, K., Strassburger, M., Vachon, A., Binion, D. G., Regueiro, M., Wallace, M., & Szigethy, E. (2022) · Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology · doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2020.09.047 · Cited by 37
Looming Maladaptive Style as a Moderator of Risk Factors for Anxiety
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“It has also shown adequate reliability (a = .83 in Beck et al. 1988) and validity (Maier et al. 1988).”
BackgroundZimmerman, M. A., Thompson, J. S., Diehl, J. M., Balling, C. E., & Kiefer, R. (2020) · Psychiatry Research · doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2020.112859 · Cited by 36
Quantifying depressive symptomatology: inter-rater reliability and inter-item correlations
Kørner, A., Nielsen, B. M., Eschen, F. T., Møller‐Madsen, S., Stender, A. K., Christensen, E. M., Aggernaes, H., Kastrup, M. C., & Larsen, J. K. (1990) · Journal of Affective Disorders · doi:10.1016/0165-0327(90)90128-u · Cited by 36
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“There is a subscale for somatic anxiety; therefore, somatic complaints unrelated to anxiety can cause scoring problems [ 24 ].”
BackgroundPrevalence of depression and anxiety among drug resistant tuberculosis: A study in North India
Srinivasan, G., Chaturvedi, D., Verma, D., Pal, H., Khatoon, H., Yadav, D., Sahil, A. P., Gautam, D., & Deepak, D. (2021) · Indian Journal of Tuberculosis · doi:10.1016/j.ijtb.2021.04.010 · Cited by 37
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“Participants also completed the PTSD Checklist (30), Beck Depression Inventory (31), ClinicianAdministered Dissociative States Scale (32), Hamilton Anxiety Scale (33), Early Childhood Trauma—”
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“The HAM-A has become an established measure for anxiety severity, change, and outcome in clinical trials [25].”
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Laird, K. T., Siddarth, P., Krause, B., Kilpatrick, L. A., Milillo, M. M., Silvan, Y. A., Narr, K. L., & Lavretsky, H. (2019) · Journal of Affective Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.jad.2019.05.066 · Cited by 34
The association between suicidality and serotonergic dysfunction in depressed patients
Kim, D.-H., & Park, Y. (2013) · Journal of Affective Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.jad.2012.11.051 · Cited by 34
alsswey, A., & Malak, M. Z. (2024) · Learning and Motivation · doi:10.1016/j.lmot.2024.101993 · Cited by 33
Yuan, H., Zhu, X. L., Tang, W., Cai, Y., Shi, S., & Luo, Q. (2019) · Journal of Affective Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.jad.2019.09.041 · Cited by 31
Psychometric Properties of the Reconstructed Hamilton Depression and Anxiety Scales
Porter, E., Chambless, D. L., McCarthy, K. S., DeRubeis, R. J., Sharpless, B. A., Barrett, M. S., Milrod, B. L., Hollon, S. D., & Barber, J. P. (2017) · The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease · doi:10.1097/nmd.0000000000000666 · Cited by 34
“…researchers have questioned the content validity of these scales: HRSD items capture many symptoms thought to be characteristic of anxiety but not depression, and HARS items capture symptoms thought to be characteristic of depression but not anxiety (Bagby et al., 2004; Maier et al., 1988).”
BackgroundPsychosocial interventions for stimulant use disorder
Minozzi, S., Saulle, R., Amato, L., Traccis, F., & Agabio, R. (2024) · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · doi:10.1002/14651858.cd011866.pub3 · Cited by 32
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“The Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAM-A) (74) used in a recent NMA on medication for GAD (7), only appeared once in the included RCTs (Appendix F2).”
MethodHallit, S. R., Haddad, C., Hallit, R. R., Akel, M., Obeïd, S., Haddad, G., Soufia, M., Khansa, W., Khoury, R., Kheir, N., et al. (2019) · Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health · doi:10.1016/j.cegh.2019.02.002 · Cited by 32
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“This approach should include a variety of emotion regulation measures (e.g., [125 – 128]) and incorporate observer-based assessments of depressive and anxiety symptoms (e.g., [129, 130]) for a more holistic understanding.”
BackgroundPsilocybin therapy for mood dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease: an open-label pilot trial
Bradley, E., Sakai, K., Fernandes‐Osterhold, G., Szigeti, B., Ludwig, C., Ostrem, J. L., Tanner, C. M., Bock, M., Llerena, K., Finley, P. R., et al. (2025) · Neuropsychopharmacology · doi:10.1038/s41386-025-02097-0 · Cited by 35
“To evaluate preliminary ef fi cacy for mood dysfunction, we used the Montgomery – Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) [62] and the Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAM-A) [63].”
Park, Y.-M., Lee, B.-H., Um, T., & Kim, S. (2014) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0091061 · Cited by 37
“Furthermore, the (BHS) [24], the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS) [25], the Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA) [26], and the Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation (BSS) [27] were applied.”
MethodAltered functional connectivity of the marginal division in migraine: a resting-state fMRI study
Chen, Z., Chen, X., Liu, M., Liu, S., Shu, S., Ma, L., & Yu, S. (2016) · The Journal of Headache and Pain · doi:10.1186/s10194-016-0682-1 · Cited by 31
“Additionally, we evaluated anxiety, depression, and cognitive function of all the participants by using the Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA) [20], the Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD) [21], the Chinese version of Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) Beijing Version (www.mocat…”
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“This scale consists of 14 items, with scores ranging from 0 (not present) to 4 (severe anxiety), yielding a possible total score between 0 and 56 [22].”
BackgroundMethodSilexan in generalized anxiety disorder
Kasper, S. F., Möller, H., Volz, H., Schläfke, S., & Dienel, A. (2017) · International Clinical Psychopharmacology · doi:10.1097/yic.0000000000000176 · Cited by 30
Metadata
- Authors
- Maier, W., Buller, R., Philipp, M., & Heuser, I.
- Affiliations
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Maier, Wolfgang
- Venue
- Journal of Affective Disorders
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1988-01
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 61-68
- ISSN
- 0165-0327 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2021803359
- Cited by
- 1,044
- References
- 15
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- FWCI
- 4.75
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Affective Disorders (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Psychological Testing and Assessment
- Keywords
- Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, psychometric validation, reliability statistics, concurrent validity, internal validity, latent structure analysis, anxiolytic treatment, antidepressant effects, sensitivity to change
- MeSH terms
- Agoraphobia, Alprazolam, Amitriptyline, Anxiety Disorders, Clinical Trials as Topic, Depressive Disorder, Humans, Imipramine, Panic, Psychological Tests, Psychometrics, Random Allocation
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