Early improvement in HAMD-17 and HAMD-6 scores predicts ultimate response and remission for depressed patients treated with fluoxetine or ECT

摘要

Background: : HAMD-6 is derived from the 17-item Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAMD-17). We explore whether HAMD-6 is a reliable, valid, and sensitive to change measure, and whether early improvement using HAMD-6 can predict ultimate response/remission for inpatients with major depressive disorder (MDD) receiving either fluoxetine or electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).