Hamilton Depression Scale 17 description

The Hamilton Depression Rating Scale is a multiple choise questionnaire that clinicians may use to rate the severity of a patient's major depression. It is one of the most commonly used scales for rating depression.

The Hamilton Depression Scale is designed to be administered by an experienced clinician.

The result is not an official diagnosis. It is to help in clinical evaluations by a professional.

Support Resource
A Rating Scale for Depression
By M. Hamilton, Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry 23:56-62, 1960.