What is it about?
We described the psychometric properties of the 10-item Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale for detecting depression in a sample of pre-surgical bariatric patients.
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Why is it important?
The Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale is an observer scale that can rate depression in a population of people with severe obesity. Frequently, the depressive symptoms overlap the physical symptoms of obesity. In addition, in the setting of bariatric surgery, several patients can omit or exhagerate the presence of depressive symptoms.
Perspectives
The Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale can be adopted in routine practice of pre-bariatric phase of patients with severe obesity.
Dr Yuan-Pang Wang
Universidade de Sao Paulo Campus da Capital
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This page is a summary of: Psychometric Properties of the Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale in Severely Obese Patients, The Spanish Journal of Psychology, January 2015, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/sjp.2015.072.
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