Establishing valid cutoff scores for the Chinese version of the Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale in Taiwanese patients with depression
The MADRS is a reliable and valid tool for assessing depression severity in Taiwanese populations. The established cutoff scores provide clinicians with a practical reference for diagnosing and managing depression more effectively in this cultural context.
Authors
- Jonathan Flint (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9427-4429)
- Po‐Hsiu Kuo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0365-3587)
- Ling Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1934-5992)
- Chun-Hsin Chen
- Yuqing Cui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4994-3179)
Institutions
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Ming Chuan University (TW)
- Taipei Medical University Hospital (TW)
- Neurobehavioral Systems (US)
- National Taiwan University Hospital (TW)
- Taipei Medical University (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
- Published
- 2025-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfma.2025.11.009
- Primary Topic
- Treatment of Major Depression
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00