Sentences with phrase «at least moderate depression»

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Patients classified as having an MDD by 2 independent psychiatrists and fulfilling the criteria for at least a moderate depressive episode (score ≥ 14 on the 21 - item Hamilton Scale for Depression) were included.

Primary outcomes were the Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale (PDS) 25,26 for PTSD symptoms and the Symptom Checklist Depression Scale (SCL - 20) for depressive symptoms.27 The PDS (17 items) assesses severity of PTSD symptoms over the prior 4 weeks with high internal consistency and test - retest reliability26; scores are summed and range from 0 to 51; scores of 10 or less are mild; 11 to 20, moderate; 21 to 35, moderate to severe; and at least 36, severe.