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Scales for searches

  • When doing an evidence-based search in psychiatry putting a scale for the outcome measurement can quickly get the right articles.
  • Here are some common scales based on diagnosis:
Construct Scale
MDD PHQ-9,MADRS,HAM-D, Beck Depression Inventory
Psychosis PANSS, CGI-S (used for severity of illness)
Social Phobia Liebowitz-SA-Scale, SPIN and MINI-SPIN
OCD Yale Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Scoring)
Catatonia Bush-Francis Scale
Dementia MMSE, (Montreal Cognitive Assessment)
Tardive Dyskinesia AIMS
EPS Simpson Angus Scale
Mania Young Mania Rating Scale, CARS-M, Clinical Global Impressions-Mania
Irritability Autism Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC) 1)
Delirium CAM
Eating Disorder Eating Disorder Examination
Borderline personality Borderline Personality Disorder Severity Index (BPDSI)
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Aberrant behavior checklist most relevantly has irritability and agitation subscales. Other subscales include stereotypic behavior, noncompliance/hyperactivity.
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