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DEPRESSION SCALE [11 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-10-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Planets
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- araneiform structure
1, record 1, English, araneiform%20structure
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- araneiform 2, record 1, English, araneiform
correct, noun
- spider 3, record 1, English, spider
correct, familiar
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Araneiform terrain... is unique to the south polar area of Mars... Araneiforms, or so called "spiders, "are features of 45 m to 1 km scale with no terrestrial analogue. [They are] usually characterized by the presence of a central depression or central pit and radially organized or converging dendritic troughs with depth ranging from 0. 6 to 2 m and width around 5 m... 2, record 1, English, - araneiform%20structure
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Planètes
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- structure aranéiforme
1, record 1, French, structure%20aran%C3%A9iforme
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Formation géologique, propre à la région du pôle Sud de la planète Mars, dont la forme rappelle celle d'une araignée. 2, record 1, French, - structure%20aran%C3%A9iforme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2020-12-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Economic Fluctuations
- Sociology of Women
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- shecession
1, record 2, English, shecession
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- she-cession 2, record 2, English, she%2Dcession
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The economic crisis brought on by the coronavirus pandemic is staggering... The scale of the crisis is unlike anything since the Great Depression. And for the first time in decades, this crisis has a predominantly nonwhite, female face. I think we should go ahead and call this a 'shecession, ’... 1, record 2, English, - shecession
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Fluctuations économiques
- Sociologie des femmes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- récession au féminin
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9cession%20au%20f%C3%A9minin
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-06-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Hamilton Depression Rating Scale
1, record 3, English, Hamilton%20Depression%20Rating%20Scale
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- HDRS 2, record 3, English, HDRS
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- HAM-D 3, record 3, English, HAM%2DD
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Hamilton Depression Rating Scale(HDRS) is the most widely used scale for patient selection and follow-up in research studies of treatments of depression. 4, record 3, English, - Hamilton%20Depression%20Rating%20Scale
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- échelle de dépression de Hamilton
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9chelle%20de%20d%C3%A9pression%20de%20Hamilton
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- échelle HDRS 2, record 3, French, %C3%A9chelle%20HDRS
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] l'échelle de dépression de Hamilton, qui est l'un des [outils les] plus utilisés par les professionnels de la santé pour évaluer l'évolution des symptômes lors du traitement (psychothérapie ou médicaments antidépresseurs) de la dépression. 3, record 3, French, - %C3%A9chelle%20de%20d%C3%A9pression%20de%20Hamilton
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Psicometría y psicotécnica
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- escala de Hamilton
1, record 3, Spanish, escala%20de%20Hamilton
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2013-07-10
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Diagnostic Aids (Psychology)
- Clinical Psychology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
1, record 4, English, Edinburgh%20Postnatal%20Depression%20Scale
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- EPDS 2, record 4, English, EPDS
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale has been developed to assist primary care health professionals to detect mothers suffering from postnatal depression; a distressing disorder more prolonged than the "blues"(which occur in the first week after delivery) but less severe than puerperal psychosis. 3, record 4, English, - Edinburgh%20Postnatal%20Depression%20Scale
Record 4, Key term(s)
- Edinburgh Post-Natal Depression Scale
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Aides au diagnostic (Psychologie)
- Psychologie clinique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Échelle de dépression postnatale d'Édimbourg
1, record 4, French, %C3%89chelle%20de%20d%C3%A9pression%20postnatale%20d%27%C3%89dimbourg
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
- EDPE 2, record 4, French, EDPE
correct, feminine noun
- EPDS 3, record 4, French, EPDS
feminine noun
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L’Échelle de dépression postnatale d’Édimbourg [...] a été développée spécifiquement pour mesurer la sévérité des symptômes dépressifs postnatals chez les mères. 4, record 4, French, - %C3%89chelle%20de%20d%C3%A9pression%20postnatale%20d%27%C3%89dimbourg
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2013-07-03
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Diagnostic Aids (Psychology)
- Clinical Psychology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- depression scale
1, record 5, English, depression%20scale
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
However, measures of depression have also been repeatedly found to be related to other measures of psychopathology, such as anxiety scales... and approximately 50% of what is being measured by a depression scale may represent general symptom distress or negative affectivity... 2, record 5, English, - depression%20scale
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Aides au diagnostic (Psychologie)
- Psychologie clinique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- échelle d'évaluation de la dépression
1, record 5, French, %C3%A9chelle%20d%27%C3%A9valuation%20de%20la%20d%C3%A9pression
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Beck a développé une échelle d'évaluation de la dépression [...] qui était à l'origine remplie par un clinicien, mais qui est actuellement le plus souvent utilisée comme un instrument d'auto-évaluation. 2, record 5, French, - %C3%A9chelle%20d%27%C3%A9valuation%20de%20la%20d%C3%A9pression
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2013-05-21
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Diagnostic Aids (Psychology)
- Clinical Psychology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Depression Anxiety Stress Scale
1, record 6, English, Depression%20Anxiety%20Stress%20Scale
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
- DASS 2, record 6, English, DASS
correct
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A ... self-report [questionnaire] designed to measure the three related negative emotional states of depression, anxiety and tension/stress. 2, record 6, English, - Depression%20Anxiety%20Stress%20Scale
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Aides au diagnostic (Psychologie)
- Psychologie clinique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- Échelle de dépression, d'anxiété et de stress
1, record 6, French, %C3%89chelle%20de%20d%C3%A9pression%2C%20d%27anxi%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20et%20de%20stress
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
- ÉDAS 1, record 6, French, %C3%89DAS
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Questionnaire d’auto-évaluation] conçu pour mesurer les trois états émotionnels connexes de dépression, d’anxiété et de tension ou de stress. 2, record 6, French, - %C3%89chelle%20de%20d%C3%A9pression%2C%20d%27anxi%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20et%20de%20stress
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2012-07-30
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Diagnostic Aids (Psychology)
- Clinical Psychology
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- Geriatric Depression Scale
1, record 7, English, Geriatric%20Depression%20Scale
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
- GDS 2, record 7, English, GDS
correct
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A questionnaire used for the screening and evaluation of depression in older persons. 3, record 7, English, - Geriatric%20Depression%20Scale
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Aides au diagnostic (Psychologie)
- Psychologie clinique
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- Échelle de dépression gériatrique
1, record 7, French, %C3%89chelle%20de%20d%C3%A9pression%20g%C3%A9riatrique
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
- EDG 2, record 7, French, EDG
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Questionnaire autoadministré] utilisé principalement pour le dépistage et l'évaluation de l'intensité des dépressions [chez les personnes âgées]. 3, record 7, French, - %C3%89chelle%20de%20d%C3%A9pression%20g%C3%A9riatrique
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1998-08-26
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Pharmacodynamics
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- responder 1, record 8, English, responder
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Briefly, responders were those patients who... totaled 9 or less on the Hamilton depression scale.... The technique helped to evaluate symptom improvement of responders and non-responders. 1, record 8, English, - responder
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Pharmacodynamie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- sujet répondant
1, record 8, French, sujet%20r%C3%A9pondant
proposal, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chez les sujets qui répondent bien à l'action antidépressive de ce médicament, les concentrations de lithium dans les érythrocytes par rapport au plasma sont plus élevées que chez ceux qui n'y répondent pas. 2, record 8, French, - sujet%20r%C3%A9pondant
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1995-02-09
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
- Clinical Psychology
- Phraseology
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- suicidal intent
1, record 9, English, suicidal%20intent
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In "suicidal intent", the will to carry out the deed is present, however the victim somehow fails to die. Related term: suicidality. 2, record 9, English, - suicidal%20intent
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
You receive a call from a community health nurse from an outlying community who expresses concerns about a potentially suicidal individual. How would you help her to evaluate and minimize the risk? Expected response: the difference between suicidal ideation, intent and behaviour; use of inventories including suicidal ideation inventory, hopelessness scale; history of suicidal thought or behaviours, identification of recent triggers. 1, record 9, English, - suicidal%20intent
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Depressive disorders and suicidal intent in adolescent suicide attempters... the Beck Suicide Intent scale [sans équivalent] identified 4 factors labeled expressed intent, planning, concealment, and communication... Does suicidal intent mean the same in completed suicides as it does in attempted suicides?... Suicidal intent, hopelessness and depression in a parasuicide population... Patients in debt were more likely to harm themselves with greater suicidal intent... Alcohol intoxication or suicidal intent were factors... [Source : PASCAL database]. 2, record 9, English, - suicidal%20intent
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
- Psychologie clinique
- Phraséologie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- intention suicidaire
1, record 9, French, intention%20suicidaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'idée de suicide peut, en effet, être plus ou moins explicite selon les trois degrés de volonté psychologique : l'intention, la rumination et l'idée suicidaire. Lorsque le patient a pris la décision d'attenter à ses jours, il veut passer à l'acte et, souvent, il a pris des dispositions en ce sens; cette étape constitue l'«intention suicidaire». À un niveau moins grave se situe la «rumination suicidaire», lorsque le sujet ressasse des pensées suicidaires insistantes. L'«idée suicidaire» constitue le niveau le moins grave; elle est très fréquente et a probablement effleuré l'esprit de la plupart des gens, l'espace d'un instant. 2, record 9, French, - intention%20suicidaire
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Dans la «tentative suicidaire», le patient a posé le geste mais réussit à être sauvé soit par hasard soit par erreur de calcul tout à fait involontaire. 1, record 9, French, - intention%20suicidaire
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Termes connexes : raptus suicidaire, tentative suicidaire (bénigne, velléitaire), geste suicidaire (acte autodestructeur INCOMPLET, soit par blessure superficielle soit par appel à l'aide avant de sombrer dans l'intoxication médicamenteuse). 2, record 9, French, - intention%20suicidaire
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1991-10-15
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale 1, record 10, English, Montgomery%2DAsberg%20Depression%20Rating%20Scale
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
- MADRS 2, record 10, English, MADRS
correct
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- échelle d'évaluation de la dépression de Montgomery-Asberg
1, record 10, French, %C3%A9chelle%20d%27%C3%A9valuation%20de%20la%20d%C3%A9pression%20de%20Montgomery%2DAsberg
proposal, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
- MADRS 2, record 10, French, MADRS
correct
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La MADRS est très largement employée en France (...) pour évaluer le changement sous traitement. On dispose d'autre part pour cet instrument de notes-seuils de diagnostic (15, avec une zone de doute entre 15 et 20), de notes moyennes correspondant aux divers diagnostics de dépression selon le DSM-III (...) et de diverses analyses factorielles ayant fourni selon les cas 2 ou 4 facteurs. 2, record 10, French, - %C3%A9chelle%20d%27%C3%A9valuation%20de%20la%20d%C3%A9pression%20de%20Montgomery%2DAsberg
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1988-06-21
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale 1, record 11, English, Zung%20Self%2DRating%20Depression%20Scale
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
- Selfrating Depression Scale 2, record 11, English, Selfrating%20Depression%20Scale
- SDS 2, record 11, English, SDS
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- échelle d'auto-évaluation de la dépression de Zung
1, record 11, French, %C3%A9chelle%20d%27auto%2D%C3%A9valuation%20de%20la%20d%C3%A9pression%20de%20Zung
correct, feminine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
- échelle d'état dépressif de Zung 2, record 11, French, %C3%A9chelle%20d%27%C3%A9tat%20d%C3%A9pressif%20de%20Zung
correct, feminine noun
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'échelle d'état dépressif de Zung (1965) comprend vingt phrases formulées à la première personne (ex : Je dors mal) auxquelles le sujet répond en faisant choix d'une catégorie parmi quatre (jamais ou rarement, parfois, souvent, la plupart du temps ou toujours). 2, record 11, French, - %C3%A9chelle%20d%27auto%2D%C3%A9valuation%20de%20la%20d%C3%A9pression%20de%20Zung
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
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