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Tests List

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Tests Overview Articles

Major depression with psychotic features
Diagnosis involves: Psychiatric evaluation; Physical examination; Laboratory tests. The health care provider should rule out other medical conditions that can cause the same symptoms (such as reactions to certain drugs.
Source:ADAM
Date:February 6, 2008
Psychosis
Patients with psychotic symptoms should undergo a thorough physical examination and history to rule out possible organic causes. If a psychiatric cause such as schizophrenia is suspected, a mental health professional will typically conduct an inte...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Beck Depression Inventory
The sum of all BDI item scores indicates the severity of depression. The test is scored differently for the general population and for individuals who have been clinically diagnosed with depression. For the general population, a score of 21 or ove...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
Geriatric Depression Scale
A scoring grid accompanies the GDS. One point is given for each respondent's answer that matches those on the grid. For example, the grid response to "Are you basically satisfied with your life?" is "no." If the elderly person responds in the nega...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
Hamilton Depression Scale
In the 17-item version, nine of the items are scored on a five-point scale, ranging from zero to four. A score of zero represents an absence of the depressive symptom being measured, a score of one indicates doubt concerning the presence of the sy...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders

Specific Tests Articles

Physical examination
During a physical examination, a health care provider studies a patient's body to determine the presence or absence of physical problems. A typical physical examination includes: Inspection (looking at the body) Palpation (feeling the body with hands) Auscultation (listening to sounds) Percussion (producing sounds)
Source:ADAM
Date:January 22, 2007
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