Utilization of Psychiatric Clinical Rating Scales in Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital: A Retrospective Descriptive Study in a Naturalistic Setting.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Considering the importance of clinical rating scales in psychiatric evaluation and their academic relevance, this study assessed the extent to which they were utilized in a tertiary care teaching hospital during patients' hospital stays.

Methods

We did a consecutive sampling of patients' records and retrieved data from medical records of the patients admitted with the diagnoses of schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder (BPAD), and depressive disorder in the psychiatry wards. Data regarding the use of clinical rating scales (Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS), Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS), or Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS)) each week was collected and analyzed accordingly.

Results

Out of 50 case records retrieved, the majority (60%) were ma

SUBMITTER: Ranganathan PR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11822780 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature