Coassistent Tutorial

Muhamadiyah University of Jakarta

What Rating Scale Measure
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 Most of the scale used in psychiatric research are
ordinal scale in which numbers are used as labels for
different categories reflecting an increased order for
item being measured. For example 0 = normal, 1 =
slight, 2 = mild, 3 = moderate, 4 = severe
SPESIFIC RATING SCALE TYPES
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 Diagnostic Scales : assesment tool that identify
spesific mental disorder. Example Present State
Examination (PSE), Composite International
Diagnostic Interview (CIDI), Schedules for Clinical
Assesment in Neuropsychiatric (SCAN) dll
 Symptom Based Scale : Many rating scales in
psychiatric are based on the assesment of particular
symptoms. Example Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale
SPESIFIC RATING SCALE TYPES
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 Diagnosis Spesific Scales : Designed to be used for
spesific psychiatric diagnoses. Example Positive and
Negative Scale for Schizophrenia (PANSS), Hamilton
Depression Rating Scale
 Self Rated VS Rater Administrated Scale  Some
rating scales are designed to be self rated.
Advantages to self rated scales are primaily the ease
of administration. Example : Beck Depression
Inventory
SPESIFIC RATING SCALE TYPES
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 Other Dimensions of Outcome : include the
important domain of quality of life. Example :
Quality of Life Interview, Quality of Being Well
Scale. Another clinical outcomes is patient
satisfaction and patient perception of care, example
Client Satisfaction Questionnare and Drug Attitude
Inventory
HAMILTON RATING SCALE ANXIETY

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 The HAM-A (HARS) is the most widely used
utilized assesment scale for anxiety symptoms was
originally intended to be used to evaluate
individuals who are already diagnosed with anxiety
disorder
HAMILTON RATING SCALE FOR DEPRESSION

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 Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-
D/HDRS) : the most widely utilized rating scale to
asses symptoms of depression
YOUNG MANIA RATING SCALE

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 Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) is probably the
most frequently utilized rating scale to asses manic
symptoms.
POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYMPTOM
SCALE
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 Positive and Negative Symptom Scale is a 30 item
rating scale that is specifically developed to asses
individuals with schizofrenia and used very widely
in research setting.
 ADAPTIVE BEHAVIORS SCALE

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 A tool to evaluate functioning and behavior disorder
in children and adolescents with mental retardation,
autism, or other developmental disabilities.
 the ABS may be particularly use full in determining
wich children may require special educational
setting .