Abstract The Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS) is a patient-rated, discretized analog measure
of functional disability in work, social, and family life. Its increasing use in clinical trials in …

Relatively little research has focused on the relationship between functional remission and
symptomatic remission in mood and anxiety disorders. This study investigates the …

Objective: Several recent studies have documented that substantial functional impairment is
associated with many of the mental disorders seen in primary care. However, brief measures …

Bipolar disorder (BD) adversely affects daily activities/functioning. The Sheehan Disability
Scale (SDS) assesses disability in work/school activities, family relationships, and social …

The frequent occurrence of desynchrony between psychiatric symptoms and disability
makes it necessary to measure disability/functional impairment in addition to psychiatric …

Part 2. Improvement criteria in drug trials with neurotic patients Page 1 Psychological Medicine,
1972, 2, 73-80 Part 2. Improvement criteria in drug trials with neurotic patients ROBERT …

The Handbook of Psychiatric Measures offers a concise summary of key evaluations that
you can easily incorporate into your daily practice. The measures will enhance the quality of …

Background: Although recognition of the importance of disability as a construct has
increased in recent years, there has been little examination of the reliability and validity of …

The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Item (PHQ-9) and Beck Depression Inventory–II (BDI-II)
are frequently used measures of depression severity, but little is known about their relative …

AIM: The World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule II (WHODAS II) was
developed for assessing disability. This study provides data on the validity and utility of the …