Problem | Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD-17) | Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-21) | Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS-10) |
1) Depressed mood core symptom not measured properly | X | X | Correctable by using the question part from item #1 with the answer options from item #2 |
2) Anhedonia core symptom not measured properly | X | X | Correctable by using the third answer option from item #8 as an indication of reactive depression and the fourth as an indication of biological depression |
3) Agitated retardation not measured properly | X | X | Correctable by combining item #3 and item #7 as a single item |
4) Mania not screened out | X | X | X |
5) Psychosis not screened out | X | X | X |
6) Total score meaningless | X | X | X |