Sentences with phrase «symptoms scored by»

Medically speaking, the term «Depression» is a vague constellation of feelings and symptoms scored by a questionnaire called the Hamilton Depression Score.

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The increasing role played by non-elected technocrats, increased voter abstention and curbs on civil liberties are among the main symptoms of this global malaise, the EIU said, noting that almost half of the 167 countries covered by its index registered a decline in overall scores between 2006 and 2016.

She emphasized, however, that King - Devick was only meant for use as an initial screen to identify athletes who should not be allowed to return to the game or practice and who should be referred for further, more comprehensive evaluation by a trained professional (e.g. assessment of balance, neurocognitive function, and scores on the Post-Concussion Symptom Scale).

Most injured athletes recovered within the normal timelines established by the Graded Symptom Checklist, Standardized Assessment of Concussion and Balance Error Scoring System.

Infants would be examined by medical providers at regular intervals for the presence of atopic dermatitis (using standardized scoring methods) as well as food allergic symptoms and other allergic disease (confirmed by IgE testing), and not just the presence of allergic sensitization.

By greatly affected, I mean that they had chronic health symptoms that were severe, and they scored high on sensitivities to common chemicals, foods and medications,» says Miller.

The symptom dimensions were also associated with scoring of notes by expert clinicians and with neurocognitive testing, validating the results.

«In the study, I was astounded to find that over 6 percent of people visiting a primary care clinic for any kind of chronic health condition were greatly affected by TILT, based on their symptoms and chemical and other intolerance scores from the QEESI.

The researchers found a continuum of trauma - related symptom severity across the groups, with highest scores in patients with DID, followed by patients with PTSD, and the lowest scores for healthy controls.

Patients kept track of their symptoms and medication use through detailed and daily diaries, which were later scored by researchers for analysis.

During each evaluation, the men's symptoms were measured by the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), which tests for the blockage of urine flow, and the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF), which assesses erectile dysfunction.

An overall «distress» score is also calculated for each symptom on a scale from 0 — 16, by multiplying the frequency by severity scores [2, 27, 28].

For symptomatic patients, a symptom severity index was also calculated which equalled the cumulative symptom score divided by the number of symptoms present.

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After eight weeks, the mood and anxiety score tests completed by all of the participants showed significant symptom improvements compared to placebo.

They used two measurements to gauge a drug's effectiveness and tolerability: the percentage of patients who showed at least a 50 % improvement in their symptoms as measured by one of two scales, or who scored «much improved or very much improved» after eight weeks of treatment (or from 6 to 12 weeks if eight - week data wasn't available) and the percentage of patients who dropped out of the study before eight weeks for any reason.

Prepares patient for exam and treatment by taking and recording vital signs, symptoms and other necessary measurements and recording chief complaint; documents pain scores as appropriate.

Using a summary score of number of CD symptoms, structural equation modelling was used to investigate whether mean level and variation in CD increased with more recent cohorts, and whether any increase in variance could be explained by familial or non-familial factors.

Main Outcome Measures Depressive symptoms assessed by Center for Epidemiological Studies - Depression Scale (CES - D) score.

The primary domains assessed included (1) depression symptoms as measuredby the clinician - rated HAMD and self - reported Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) 29; (2) global functioning as measured by the clinician - ratedClinical Global Impressions scale (CGI) 30 andC - GAS; and (3) social functioning as measured by the Social Adjustment Scale — Self - Report (SAS - SR).31 Higher scores on the HAMD and BDIindicate a greater number of symptoms; on the CGI and C - GAS, better functioning; and on the SAS - SR, worse functioning.

Participants had psychotic symptoms, not caused by substance misuse, for > 4 weeks and scored 4 or more on the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS).

The Longitudinal Interval Follow - up Evaluation rates severity of psychopathologic symptoms over time using 6 - point Psychiatric Status Rating (PSR) scales for each disorder based on DSM - III - R criteria; these are scored on a week - by - week basis during the interview period (6 or 12 months).

Consistent with previous research by the test developers, 24 we dichotomized infants by a 9 - month ITSC score of 0 to 2 (no or mild regulatory problems) versus ≥ 3 parent - endorsed symptoms (moderate to severe regulatory problems), as this threshold has predicted elevated risk of developmental and behavioral problems at 3 to 4 years of age.25

Efficacy (as a continuous outcome), measured by the overall mean change scores on depressive symptom scales (self - rated or assessor - rated), for example, Children's Depression Rating Scale (CDRS - R) 32 and Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD) 33 from baseline to endpoint.

Categorical outcomes for depression (50 % decrease in depression scores on symptom checklist and major depression by structured clinical interview for DSM - IV) since baseline assessment at three and six month blinded outcome assessments in patients receiving usual care (n = 196), feedback only (n = 221), and care management (n = 196)

At 12 weeks, the intervention group adjusted mean score for depressive symptoms on the BDI - II was significantly lower than the control group by 5.8 points (95 % CI − 11.1 to − 0.5) after adjusting for baseline depression scores, anxiety, sociodemographics, psychotropic medication use and clustering by practice.

For example, Brent et al19 reported that in the absence of maternal depression, cognitive behavioral therapy was more effective for adolescents with major depression than either systematic behavioral family therapy or nondirective supportive therapy; the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy was mitigated by the presence of maternal depressive symptoms (ie, mothers with Beck Depression Inventory scores > 9 vs ≤ 9).

The optimal method for scoring each symptom as present or absent was developed by selecting...

Scoring programs for the CAPA and YAPA, written in SAS, 41 combined information about the date of onset, duration, and intensity of each symptom to create diagnoses according to the DSM - IV.29 With the exception of attention - deficit / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), for which only parental reports were counted, a symptom was counted as present if it was reported by either the parent or the child until age 16 years or by the young adult at ages 19 and 21 years, as is standard clinical practice.

The mother's initial diagnosis was established by clinical interview and confirmed using a symptom checklist based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM - IV).13 The severity of depressive symptoms was estimated using the HRSD.15, 16 Maternal remission was defined as an HRSD score of 7 or less, and response was defined as a 50 % or greater reduction of the baseline HRSD score.

Items were scored by the psychiatrist (0, no; 1, yes, likely; and 2, yes, definitely) and summed to obtain a total score (no symptoms, score of 0; weak symptoms, score of 1; strong symptoms, score ≥ 2).

they compared the levels of depressive symptoms or the frequency of depression diagnoses between children and adolescents with chronic physical illness and their healthy peers or test norms, or they provided sufficient information for a comparison with established normative data (e.g., by reporting standardized T - scores),

Second, findings obtained using CBCL scores were similar to those obtained using the Kiddie Schedule for Disorders and Schizophrenia, which are unlikely to be biased by maternal perception, as separate examinations of Kiddie Schedule for Disorders and Schizophrenia symptoms reported by mother and child revealed similar rates of depressive and anxiety symptoms.

The Kessler - 10 scale (K - 10) was used to measure non-specific psychological distress during the month preceding the interview.27 A continuous K - 10 score was calculated by summing individual - item responses such that a higher score indicated greater frequency of symptoms of psychological distress.

One study also reported that mothers with deficient in reciprocal social behavior, as indicated by higher scores on the Broader Phenotype Autism Symptoms Scale (BPASS)(Dawson et al., 2007), were associated with an increase of PDS (Asano et al., 2014).

The elevated 30 - month Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale scores in the intervention group were driven by a higher prevalence of depressive symptoms among the PP+HS group (a difference not present at baseline).

Participants Data from the Nord - Trøndelag Health Study 1995 — 1997 (HUNT) gave information on anxiety and depression symptoms as self - reported by 7497 school - attending adolescents (Hopkins Symptoms Checklist — SCL - 5 score) and their parents (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scalesymptoms as self - reported by 7497 school - attending adolescents (Hopkins Symptoms Checklist — SCL - 5 score) and their parents (Hospital Anxiety and Depression ScaleSymptoms Checklist — SCL - 5 score) and their parents (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale score).

Controlled effect sizes are the differences between the mean 3 - month PTSD symptom scores for CT vs RA and SH vs RA, divided by the pooled SD of the 2 conditions compared.34

The total possible score is calculated by adding the scores for all items, and it ranges from 17 to 85 points, with a higher score indicating a higher risk for PTSD symptoms.

The clinical diagnosis of hypochondriasis was made with the Structured Diagnostic Interview for Hypochondriasis based on operationalized DSM - III - R criteria.27 Interrater agreement with this instrument is 96 %, and the univariate correlation between the interview responses and self - report questionnaire scores is 0.75.27 The DSM diagnosis of hypochondriasis specifically excludes hypochondriacal symptoms that are better explained by another, comorbid psychiatric disorder or by major medical illness.

Clinicians should also note that, although clearly handicapped by their phobia, these patients had low scores on standard symptom inventories and no other complicating psychiatric conditions.

The total number of symptoms endorsed by mothers was summed, and scores were averaged across the 3 assessments (α =.90).

To be accepted into the trial, patients had to meet the following criteria: 18 to 65 years old; meeting diagnostic criteria for PTSD as determined by the Structured Clinical Interview for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM - IV), 13 with PTSD being the main problem; scoring 20 or higher on the Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale (PDS), 14 indicating moderate to severe symptom severity; and intervention starting within 6 months after the accident.

Item performance was not affected by age, although age correlated significantly with latent SMFQ scores suggesting that symptom severity increased within the age period of 7 — 11.

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of the Strong African American Families (SAAF) on a subset of 167 families in which the primary caregivers demonstrated elevated levels of depressive symptoms at pretest as indicated by a score of 16 or higher on the Center for Epidemiologic Studies — Depression scale (CES — D).

The instrument was administered and scored (each item was rated from 0 to 3) according to the procedures suggested by Radloff (1977), with higher scores indicating more depressive symptoms.

Results indicate that treatment resulted in remission of PTSD symptoms and associated dysfunction as evidenced by reduction in the scores of PTSD Symptom Check List - Civilian Version (PCLC) as well as in distress and avoidance behavior in daily life.

The following aspects of the BIQ - SF were subjected to a psychometric evaluation: (a) the hypothesized six - correlated factors structure of the scale was tested by means of a confirmatory factor analysis, (b) various types of reliability were investigated including the internal consistency, test — retest reliability, and cross-informant agreement, and (c) several aspects of the validity were explored such as the relations with anxiety and internalizing (i.e., convergent validity) and externalizing (i.e., divergent validity) symptoms as well as the relations between BIQ - SF scores of parents and teachers and laboratory observations of an inhibited temperament (i.e., predictive validity).

Higher scores on DBD symptoms and CU traits were significantly associated with lower levels of mothers» acceptance of emotions, and higher levels of mothers» nonplussed by emotions.

Symptom reduction was determined by comparing scores on the 50 - item parent reported Symptom Checklist pre - and post-therapy.