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Research Article

Development and psychometric evaluation of a Japanese scale to assess depression severity: Himorogi Self-Rating Depression Scale

Chizu Mimura Himorogi Psychiatric Institute, Tokyo, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Mariko Murashige Nanko Clinic of Psychiatry, Fukushima, Japan
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Toshihiko Oda Nanko Clinic of Psychiatry, Fukushima, Japan
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Yoshinori Watanabe Himorogi Psychiatric Institute, Tokyo, Japan
Pages 50-55 | Received 19 Apr 2010, Accepted 16 Jul 2010, Published online: 22 Sep 2010

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