Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale

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HADS
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Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale
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Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale was developed in 1983 by Zigmond and Snaith for people with physical health problems. It differs from many other measures of anxiety and depression in that it does not contain questions about physical symptoms. Many other measures include questions about symptoms such as aches and pains

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