Date of Award
12-1985
Degree Name
Master of Music
Department
Music
First Advisor
Dr. Brian L. Wilson
Second Advisor
Dr. James McCarthy
Third Advisor
Dr. Dave Sheldon
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine whether there was a relationship between a test of rhythmic competency and the psychomotor retardation subtest of the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression. Twenty-six endogenously depressed inpatient adults participated in a medication-free pretest. Posttests were administered When a) values reached therapeutic blood levels and b) subjects were clinically observed to have improved. Results demonstrated modest correlations between the Hamilton scale and several subtests of the Rhythmic Competency measure; however, based on this study, the Rhythmic Competency Test could not be recommended as an indicator of psychomotor retardation.
Recommended Citation
Migliore, Michael J., "The Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression and Rhythmic Competency: A Correlational Study" (1985). Masters Theses. 1403.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/1403