psychiatry
Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia (CDSS)
9-item clinician-rated scale designed to disentangle depressive symptoms from negative or extrapyramidal symptoms in schizophrenia (Addington 1993). Each item 0–3. Total 0–27. Cut-off ≥6 for clinically significant depression.
References
Related
Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.
Drugs
- Lamotrigine (Psychiatric Use) · Mood Stabiliser (Sodium Channel Blocker) — Bipolar Depression
- Lumateperone · Atypical Antipsychotic — Multimodal (Schizophrenia / Bipolar Depression)
- Sodium Valproate · Antiepileptic / Mood stabiliser
- Valproic acid · Antiepileptic / mood stabiliser
- Risperidone (Paediatric) · Atypical Antipsychotic — Autism Spectrum Disorder / Schizophrenia / Tic Disorders
- Lithium Carbonate · Mood stabiliser
Pathways
- Acute Behavioural Disturbance / Rapid Tranquillisation · RCEM 2022; RCPsych 2022; NICE NG10
- Self-Harm Presentation · NICE NG225 (2022)
- Capacity Assessment (Mental Capacity Act) · MCA 2005; Code of Practice
- Acute Psychosis Management · NICE CG178 2014
- Depression Management · NICE CG90 2022
- Lithium Therapy Monitoring · NICE CG185 / BNF
Decision support only — verify against MDCalc, NICE, or your local guideline before clinical use.