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The Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (IDS): Psychometric properties

Rush, A. J., Gullion, C. M., Basco, M. R., Jarrett, R. B., Trivedi, M. H.·1996·Psychological Medicine

Abstract

Synopsis: The psychometric properties of the 28- and 30-item versions of the Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology, Clinician-Rated (IDS-C) and Self-Report (IDS-SR) are reported in a total of 434 (28-item) and 337 (30-item) adult out-patients with current major depressive disorder and 118 adult euthymic subjects (15 remitted depressed and 103 normal controls). Cronbach's α ranged from 0·92 to 0·94 for the total sample and from 0·76 to 0·82 for those with current depression. Item total correlations, as well as several tests of concurrent and discriminant validity are reported. Factor analysis revealed three dimensions (cognitive/mood, anxiety/arousal and vegetative) for each scale. Analysis of sensitivity to change in symptom severity in an open-label trial of fluoxetine (N = 58) showed that the IDS-C and IDS-SR were highly related to the 17-item Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression. Given the more complete item coverage, satisfactory psychometric properties, and high correlations with the above standard ratings, the 30-item IDS-C and IDS-SR can be used to evaluate depressive symptom severity. The availability of similar item content for clinician-rated and self-reported versions allows more direct evaluations of these two perspectives.

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Authors
Rush, A. J., Gullion, C. M., Basco, M. R., Jarrett, R. B., & Trivedi, M. H.
Affiliations
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
Corresponding author
Rush, A. J.
Venue
Psychological Medicine
Published
1996-05
Volume
26
Issue
3
Pages
477-486
ISSN
  • 0033-2917 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-8978
OpenAlex
W2000053835
Cited by
2,177
References
30
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FWCI
7.24
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Psychological Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5r01mh035370-07, 5p50mh041115-08)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (MH41115, MH38238, R01MH038238, MH-35370)
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
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Treatment of Major Depression
Keywords
Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology, major depressive disorder, depression severity, psychometric properties, factor structure, sensitivity to change, fluoxetine, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, remitted depression
MeSH terms
Adult, Combined Modality Therapy, Depression, Depressive Disorder, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Personality Inventory, Psychometrics, Recurrence, Reproducibility of Results, Observer Variation

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