The Rothschild Scale for Antidepressant Tachyphylaxis: reliability and validity
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Rothschild, Anthony J.UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of PsychiatryDocument Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2008-08-16Keywords
AdultAffect
Antidepressive Agents
Cognition Disorders
Depressive Disorder, Major
Fatigue
Female
Humans
Male
Motivation
Predictive Value of Tests
*Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Remission Induction
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
Weight Gain
Psychiatry
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OBJECTIVE: After successful treatment of an episode of major depression, many patients complain of symptoms of apathy or decreased motivation (described by patients as "the blahs"), fatigue, dullness in cognitive function, sleep disturbance, weight gain, and sexual dysfunction; however, the characterization of this phenomenon of antidepressant tachyphylaxis has been hampered by the lack of an accepted definition and a reliable and valid assessment tool. To address this problem, the development and assessment of the Rothschild Scale for Antidepressant Tachyphylaxis (RSAT) are described. METHOD: The RSAT consists of 6 self-report items assessing energy level, motivation and interest, cognitive functioning, weight gain, sleep, and sexual functioning. A seventh item, affect, is assessed by the interviewer. Each item is measured within a 5-point ordinal scale with anchor points developed to illustrate each rating. This study assesses the internal consistency, test-retest reliability, convergent and discriminant validity, sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values of the RSAT. RESULTS: The RSAT demonstrated excellent internal consistency and scale reliability (Cronbach alpha = .902). The RSAT also demonstrated strong test-retest reliability (for depressed patients: r = 0.822, P < .01; for control subjects: r = 0.887, P < .01). The total RSAT score did not correlate with severity of depression as measured by the total Hamilton Depression Rating Scale score or the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale item 1 (depressed mood), supporting the discriminant validity of the RSAT for use in antidepressant tachyphylaxis. CONCLUSION: The RSAT is a reliable measure of antidepressant tachyphylaxis.Source
Compr Psychiatry. 2008 Sep-Oct;49(5):508-13. Epub 2008 May 13. Link to article on publisher's siteDOI
10.1016/j.comppsych.2008.03.002Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/46174PubMed ID
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10.1016/j.comppsych.2008.03.002