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Table 3 Clinical Discriminative Validity of the MADRS-S.

From: The self-reported Montgomery-Åsberg depression rating scale is a useful evaluative tool in major depressive disorder

 

Mean ± SD

p-value

First episode of MDD

   Yes (n = 153)

16.2 ± 4.4

0.87

   No (n = 125)

16.1 ± 4.5

 

History of psychiatric hospitalisation

   Yes (n = 46)

16.1 ± 5.1

0.92

   No (n = 232)

16.2 ± 4.3

 

Severity of the current episode: Baseline MADRS ≥ 35

   Yes (n = 160)

17.8 ± 4.0

< 0.001

   No (n = 118)

14.0 ± 4.0