1 Introduction: Rating Scales versus DSM-IIII-R and ICD-10.- 1.1 Concordance Between Rating Scales and DSM-III-R or ICD-10.- 1.2 Divergence Between Rating Scales and DSM-III-R.- 1.3 Comparison Between ICD-9, DSM-III and Rating Scales: Degrees of Quantification.- 1.4 The Taxonomic Arrangement of Rating Scales: The Multi-Axial Approach.- 1.5 The Psychometric Characteristics and Criteria for the Selected Rating Scales.- 1.6 General Considerations on Quantifying Psychopathological States.- 1.7 The User's Perspective for This Compendium.- References.- 2 Rating Scales for Psychopathological States.- 2.1 Hamilton Anxiety Scale.- 2.2 Hamilton Depression Scale with Melancholia Scale.- 2.3 Mania Scale.- 2.4 Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale.- 2.5 Other Versions of Rating Scales.- References.- 3 Rating Scales for Mental Disorders.- Reference.- 3.1 Dementia (Chronic Organic Mental Syndrome).- References.- 3.2 Delirium (Acute Organic Mental Syndrome).- References.- 3.3 Schizophrenia.- References.- 3.4 Mood (Affective) Disorders.- References.- References.- References.- References.- 3.5 Anxiety Disorders.- References.- References.- References.- References.- References.- References.- References.- 3.7 Conclusion.- 3.8 Other Scales.- References.- 4 Psychopathological Self-Rating Scales.- 4.1 Methodological Considerations.- 4.2 Depression Scales.- 4.3 Anxiety Scales.- 4.4 Aggression Scales.- 4.5 Comprehensive Scales and Their Subscales.- References.- 5 Psychopathological Personality Rating Scales.- References.- 6 Rating Scales for Somatic Disorders.- 6.1 Psychosomatic Language.- 6.2 Disorder-Specific Scales.- 6.3 Ailment-Oriented Scales.- References.- 7 Rating Scales for Psychosocial Stressors.- References.- 8 Social Functioning and Coping Scales.- 8.1 Health Performance Scales.- 8.2Coping with Illness Scales.- References.- 9 Health-Related Quality of Life Rating Scales.- 9.1 Self-Report Scales Measuring Demoralization, Disadvantage or Discomfort (Handicap).- 9.2 Health Status and Quality-of-Life Questionnaire.- References.- 10 Rating Scales for Adverse Drug Reactions.- 10.1 Pharmacological Side Effects.- 10.2 Psychometric Considerations.- 10.3 Content Validity of Side Effect Scales for Psychopharmacological Drugs.- 10.4 WHO Adverse Reaction Terminology.- 10.5 Comprehensive Versus Specific Scales for Measuring Adverse Drug Reactions.- 10.6 Specific Observer Side Effect Scales.- 10.7 Specific Self-Rating Scales for Side Effects.- 10.8 General Remarks on the Statistical Analysis of Side Effect Scales.- 10.9 Compliance Scales.- References.- 11 Epilogue.- References.- List of Authors.- List of Scales.- List of Items Occurring in Rating Scales.- List of Abbreviations.

This book has grown out of a previous publication, the Mini-compendium (Bech et al. 1986), which was developed as a guide both for clinical research and for the documentation of routine activities in assessing psychiatric disability, whether in a general hospital, by a district psychiatrist or a nurse, by a liaison-consultant psy chiatrist, by a clinical psychologist, by a health worker, or in general practice. One of its outstanding merits was that its scales were authoritative: During its prepara tion Max Hamilton corrected and finally accepted the English versions of his scales and Ole Rafaelsen corrected the English versions of the remaining scales. While preparing this publication we were constantly reminded of how difficult it is to accept that Max and Ole are no longer with us. _ One indication of the success of the Mini-compendium is the fact that it was ttanslated into a number of languages, including Spanish (Ballus and Tressera, 1988), Italian (Fava and Grandi, 1988), French (pichot et al. 1989), Dutch (D'haenen and Verhoeven, 1989), and German (Maier et al. 1991). Another indi cation was its correspondence to the DSM-III (APA, 1980) criteria for anxiety, depression, mania and schizophrenia. This volume refers to DSM-III-R (APA, 1987) and ICD-IO (WHO, 1992).