Hamilton Depression Rating Scale 6 Clinician Version Clinical Classification

**Semantic type:** Intellectual Product

**Definition:** A standardized 6-item clinician rating scale for the assessment of symptoms in patients diagnosed with depression. The original 17-item Hamilton Depression Scale, developed by Max Hamilton at the University of Leeds in 1960, was independently modified by Bech, et al. in 1975, using Rasch models, to create a subscale that contains six variables.

**Synonyms:** - HAM-D6 Clinician Version - HAMD 6 CLINICIAN VERSION - HAMD4