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Domenic V. Cicchetti, PhD; Brigitte A. Prusoff, PhD

Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1983;40(9):987-990.

Abstract
• Interrater reliability assessments were undertaken for the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, the Raskin Depression Rating Scale, and the Degree of Mental Illness Scale. Levels of reliability ranged from "poor" to "excellent" and varied as a function of (1) temporality (assessments made at termination of clinical trial more reliable than those made at randomization into treatment) and (2) unit of scoring (factor or total scores more reliable than single-item assessments). The implications of these results may be considered in the context of further studies evaluating the efficacy of treatment interventions on reduction of symptoms of clinical depression.

Author Affiliations
From the Psychology Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center, West Haven, Conn (Dr Cicchetti); the Depression Research Unit, Connecticut Mental Health Center, New Haven (Dr Prusoff); and the Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn (Drs Cicchetti and Prusoff).

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Aug 10, 1982.

Reprint requests to Psychology Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center, West Spring Street, West Haven, CT 06516 (Dr Cicchetti).

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