Inventory of depressive symptomatology

The most frequently used self-administered depression rating scale in the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). An alternatively rating scale, the Inventory of depressive symptomatology, provides more through coverage of atypical depression and symptoms of dysthymia.

Inventory of depressive symptomatology is a questionnaire that measures the severity of depression symptoms.

Quick Inventory of Depressible Symptomatology

It was first published in 1986 by US psychiatrist A. John Rush and his colleagues. Inventory of depressive symptomatology (IDS) was developed to measure depressive symptoms but with broader coverage than other depression scales, particularly for depressive subtypes such as atypical depression.

The IDS contains items, most but not all of which are scored 0- 3. The maximum score on the IDS is an 84, because some items are not included in the score.

Of note, the IDS addresses the role of atypical neurovegetative symptoms by scoring only the maximum sleep and appetite symptom.

A shorter 16-item form, called the Quick Inventory of Depressible Symptomatology (QIDS) also is available. The IDS and QIDS are unique among depression tests in that self report and clinical-rated versions were developed concurrently.
Inventory of depressive symptomatology