Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) has six differential diagnosis listed in the DSM IV. According to American Psychiatric Association (2013), “manic episode with irritable mood or mixed episodes, the distinction between MDD and manic episodes requires a clinical evaluation of present manic symptoms." Mood disorder due to another medical condition requires direct pathophysiological consequence of a “specific medical condition such as multiple sclerosis” (p.167). “In substance/medication- induced depressive or bipolar disorder there must be a distinguishing factor in mood disturbances; between MDD and substances such as in withdrawal from drugs, toxins and medication abuse” (P.167). For attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) distractibility
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Each comes in different languages and formats such as paper, computerized, and interactive voice formats. According to Gelenberg (2010), "many instruments are available to enhance the assessment of major depressive disorder (MDD) at three levels: screening, diagnosing, and monitoring treatment" (p.1). It is also important for a clinician to use cultural consideration when selecting assessment tools to ensure collected data is consistent in reliable and valid results of measurement.
According to Bienenfeld (2016), Standard tools to assess Major Depressive Disorder are “Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS), Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). The Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS), Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), and the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD) Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D) and the Hopelessness Scale for Children (HSC)” (p.1). Some other assessments used are the Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ), Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI II), Major Depression Inventory (MDI), and Tuckman's Mood Thermometers (MT). A tool to assess for suicidal thoughts is the Self-Harm Behavior Questionnaire (SHBQ), each of these tools can assess the emotional functioning of a client with depressive mood symptoms (Pomeroy,
Each comes in different languages and formats such as paper, computerized, and interactive voice formats. According to Gelenberg (2010), "many instruments are available to enhance the assessment of major depressive disorder (MDD) at three levels: screening, diagnosing, and monitoring treatment" (p.1). It is also important for a clinician to use cultural consideration when selecting assessment tools to ensure collected data is consistent in reliable and valid results of measurement.
According to Bienenfeld (2016), Standard tools to assess Major Depressive Disorder are “Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS), Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). The Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS), Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), and the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD) Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D) and the Hopelessness Scale for Children (HSC)” (p.1). Some other assessments used are the Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ), Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI II), Major Depression Inventory (MDI), and Tuckman's Mood Thermometers (MT). A tool to assess for suicidal thoughts is the Self-Harm Behavior Questionnaire (SHBQ), each of these tools can assess the emotional functioning of a client with depressive mood symptoms (Pomeroy,