Table 3 Illness dimensions of the Maudsley Staging Method & suggested scoring conventions
From: Standardisation framework for the Maudsley staging method for treatment resistance in depression
Parameter/dimension | Parameter categories | Score |
|---|---|---|
Duration | ||
Acute (≤12 months) | 1 | |
Sub-acute (13–24 months) | 2 | |
Chronic (> 24 months) | 3 | |
Symptom severity | ||
(At baseline) | Subsyndromal | 1 |
Syndromal | ||
Mild | 2 | |
Moderate | 3 | |
Severe without psychosis | 4 | |
Severe with psychosis | 5 | |
Highest score for illness dimensions | – | 8 |
Overall maximum score for MSM | 15 | |
Severity score categories of the MSM | Severity range | 3–15 |
Mild | 3–6 | |
Moderate | 7–10 | |
Severe | 11–15 | |