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The use of Rating Scales in Clinical Research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

M. Jacobsen
M. Jacobsen*
Affiliation:
The Bayer Products Company, Surbiton, Surrey
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Rating scales are used a great deal, particularly in psychiatric medicine, for the assessment of severity of a patient's condition, to assist with diagnosis and classification, and for the comparison of results of treatments. Much time and effort is expended in the construction of such scales, in analysis of their meaning and in verification of their reliability. However, even the best scale gives unreliable results if it is not used correctly.

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Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 111 , Issue 475 , June 1965 , pp. 545 - 546
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1965 

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References

Hamilton, M. (1961). Lectures on the Methodology of Clinical Research. London: Livingstone, pp. 125, 126.Google Scholar
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