First-time administration of the Sydney Melancholia Prototype Index (SMPI) to non-English-speaking patients: a study from Brazil.
Mateus Frizzo MessingerMarco Antonio CaldieraroBruno Paz MosqueiroFelipe B da CostaWilliam Dos S BarcelosPedro V SantosGordon ParkerMarcelo P FleckPublished in: Revista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999) (2021)
The Brazilian SMPI-CR presented satisfactory psychometric properties (which were superior to those of the SMPI-SR), and therefore appears to be a useful option for identifying melancholia and studying its causes and optimal treatments.