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Part II - Acronyms

AHCPR

BDI

BRDS

CDC

CES-D

DIS

DNOS

DSM-III-R

ECA

ECT

GHQ

HRS-D

ICD-9

IDDM

IDS-C

MADRS

MAOI

MMPI

NIDDM

NIMH

OCD

PSE

RDC

SADS

SADS-L

SCL

SSRI

TCA

WHO

ZSRDS

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research

Beck Depression Inventory

Bech-Rafaelsen Depression Scale

Centers for Disease Control

Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale

Diagnostic Interview Schedule

Depression not otherwise specified

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,Third Edition, Revised

Epidemiologic Catchment Area

Electroconvulsive therapy

General Health Questionnaire

Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression

International Classif cation of Diseases, Ninth Edition

Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

Inventory for Depression Symptomatology-Clinician Rated

Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale

Monoamine oxidase inhibitor

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

National Institute of Mental Health

Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Present State Examination

Research Diagnostic Criteria

Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia

Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia Lifetime Version

Symptom Checklist

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibito.

Tricyclic antidepressant

World Health Organization

Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale


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