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Table 2 Single item correlation with HAMD-17 total score and internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha, coefficient Omega)

From: A factor analytic comparison of three commonly used depression scales (HAMD, MADRS, BDI) in a large sample of depressed inpatients

HAMD Item

Correlation

1-Depressed mood

0.71

2-Feelings of guilt

0.53

3-Suicide

0.48

4-Insomnia early

0.40

5-Insomnia middle

0.45

6-Insomnia late

0.46

7-Work and activities

0.67

8-Retardation

0.44

9-Agitation

0.31

10-Psychic anxiety

0.55

11-Somatic anxiety

0.51

12-Loss of appetite

0.50

13-Somatic symptoms

0.47

14-Genital symptoms

0.41

15-Hypochondrias

0.34

16-Loss of weight

0.40

17-Insight

0.18

C’s alpha

0.85

Omega

0.86