[The analogous self-rating scale of affect as a tool in the assessment of change of clinical status of patients with endogenous depression syndrome. A comparison with the Hamilton depression scale].

The authors compare the results of the analogous self-rating scale of affect with self report of affect (Hamilton Scale) in 57 patients with depression during the course of affective disorder. The ASRA seems to be particularly useful in the assessment of improvement in patients with slight or moderate depression.