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Full name of scale |
Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia (Addington, Addington, Maticka-Tyndale, & Joyce, 1992) |
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Languages |
English, French and available in 44 other languages |
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French version reference |
Reine, G., Bernard, D., Auquier, P., Le Fur, B., & Lan莽on, C. (2000). Propri茅t茅s psychom茅triques de la version fran莽aise de l'茅chelle de d茅pression de Calgary pour schizophr猫nes (CDSS) [Psychometric properties of French version of the Calgary depression scale for schizophrenics (CDSS)]. L'Encephale, 26(1), 52鈥�61. |
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Rater 听 |
Clinician-rated Designed for use by an experienced rater |
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Training |
Required The rater should have experience with people with schizophrenia and should develop inter-rater reliability with another rater experienced in the use of structure assessment instruments. An experienced rater should develop adequate inter-rater reliability within 5 practice interviews. |
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Utility |
Clinical and research settingsUsed to assess symptoms of depression in schizophrenia |
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No information found |
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Cost/license |
The scale may be used with permission at no cost by students or clinicians using it in routine clinical practice. Dr. Donald Addington holds the copyrights for English version and the translations. |
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Other information |
鈼� French scale available on official website: 鈼� Assessment of depressive symptoms separate from positive, negative and extrapyramidal symptoms in people with schizophrenia. 鈼� The scale works in both relapsed and remitted patients and is sensitive to change. 鈼� Reviewers describe it as the gold standard measure for assessing depression in schizophrenia. 鈼� contact page: |
Addington, D., Addington, J., Maticka-Tyndale, E., & Joyce, J. (1992). Reliability and validity of a depression rating scale for schizophrenics.听Schizophrenia Research,听6(3), 201鈥�208.
