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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

DOI 10.1017/s0033291700035558

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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.
ORCID: Rush, A. J.
Jarrett, R. B.
Trivedi, M. H.
Venue: Psychological Medicine
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published: 1996-05
Volume: 26
Issue: 3
Pages: 477-486
ISSN: 0033-2917 (ISSN-L)
1469-8978
DOI: 10.1017/s0033291700035558
OpenAlex: W2000053835
Semantic Scholar: 0fece555e5c60891dd599f6ba4675fea52068ca2
Cited by: 2,177
References: 29
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FWCI: 7.24
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified, 4817 d)
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 (medical) › 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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