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A clinically useful depression outcome scale (CUDOS)
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About this scale
There is a variety of rating scales for symptoms of depression , and the Clinically Useful Depression Outcome Scale (CUDOS) is one of them. One of the advantages of CUDOS over the well known Beck depression inventory (BDI) is that this one can be used freely for research purposes. The CUDOS can be used to indicate cases of depression. The authors write:
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variety of rating scales for symptoms of depression
Beck depression inventory (BDI)
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