J Korean Neuropsychiatr Assoc.  2005 Jul;44(4):456-465.

Validity and Reliability of the Korean Version of the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale(K-HDRS)

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Hallym University College of Medicine, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
  • 2Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea. kys@snu.ac.kr
  • 3Department of Psychiatry and Institute of Human Behavioral Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 4Department of Neuropsychiatry, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
  • 5Department of Psychiatry, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University of School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 6Department of Psychology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea.
  • 7Department of Neuropsychiatry, College of Medidine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
  • 8Department of Neuropsychiatry, Kwangju Severance Psychiatric Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Gwangju, Korea.
  • 9Department of Neuropsychiatry, Our Lady of Mercy Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon, Korea.

Abstract


OBJECTIVES
The reliability and validity of the Korean version of Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (K-HDRS) were examined in Korean patients depressive symptoms.
METHODS
33 inpatients and 70 outpatients diagnosed as major depressive disorder or depressive episode of bipolar I disorder according to the DSM-IV criteria were assessed with K-HDRS, Clinical Global Impression score(CGI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and Montgomery-Aberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS).
RESULTS
Internal consistency (Cronhach's alpha coefficeint=0.76) and interrater reliability (r=0.94, p<0.001) were statistically significant. Principal axis factoring analysis revealed 4 factors that accounted for 50.4% of the total variance. The correlations of K-HDRS with CGI, BDI and MADRS were 0.84, 0.54, 0.58 respectively.
CONCLUSION
These results showed that the K-HDRS could be a reliable and valid tool for the assessment of depressive Korean patients. The K-HDRS will be a useful tool for assessing depressive symptoms in Korea.

Keyword

Korean version of Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (K-HDRS); Depression; Reliability; Validity

MeSH Terms

Axis, Cervical Vertebra
Depression*
Depressive Disorder, Major
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Humans
Inpatients
Korea
Outpatients
Reproducibility of Results*
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