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Entrevista Estruturada da Escala de Avaliação de Depressão de Montgomery-Åsberg

(SIGMA-MADRS)

Research Group
RD&H
Contacts Ana Ganho Ávila Costa

TITLE OF THE PORTUGUESE VERSION

Entrevista Estruturada (SIGMA) da Escala de Avaliação de Depressão de Montgomery-Åsberg (MADRS)

ORIGINAL VERSION

Williams, J. B. W., & Kobak, K. A. (2008)

PORTUGUESE VERSION

Guiomar, R., Samarra, S., Rodrigues, M., Martins, A., Martins, V., Jesus, M., Fernandes, F., Alves, I., Silva, T., & Ganho-Ávila, A. (2023).

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The Structured Interview Guide (SIGMA) is a standardized tool that guides clinicians/researchers in the assessment of depression with the Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS). It consists of ten groups of questions that guide the severity assessment of the following depression symptoms: reported sadness, apparent sadness, inner tension, reduced sleep, reduced appetite, concentration difficulties, lassitude, pessimistic thoughts, suicidal thoughts. The European Portuguese adaptation and validation showed good psychometric properties (reliability and internal consistency).

REFERENCES

  • Guiomar, R., Samarra, S., Rodrigues, M., Martins, A., Martins, V., Jesus, M., Fernandes, F., Alves, I., Silva, T., & Ganho-Ávila, A. (2023). Adaptation and preliminary validation of the Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) using the Structured Interview Guide (SIGMA) for European Portuguese. Psychologica, 66, e066003–e066003.

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