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Title:

Diagnostic utility of a one-item question to screen for depressive disorders: results from the KORA F3 study.

Document type:
Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Author(s):
Blozik, Eva; Scherer, Martin; Lacruz, Maria E; Ladwig, Karl-Heinz
Abstract:
Screening for depressive disorders in the general adult population is recommended, however, it is unclear which instruments combine user friendliness and diagnostic utility. We evaluated the test performance of a yes/no single item screener for depressive disorders ("Have you felt depressed or sad much of the time in the past year?") in comparison to the depressive disorder module of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9).Data from 3184 participants of the population-based KORA F3 survey in Au...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
BMC Fam Pract
Year:
2013
Journal volume:
14
Pages contribution:
198
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1186/1471-2296-14-198
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24359193
Print-ISSN:
1471-2296
TUM Institution:
Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie
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