Screening for depression in primary care

Plummer, William P

doi:10.1136/bmj.326.7396.982

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“…Des Weiteren sind verschiedene Kurz-Screenings für epidemiologische Studien und die Anwendung in Allgemeinarztpraxen im Einsatz. So unter anderem der WHO-5, der Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) [Löwe et al, 2004a, b] und der General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) [Hautzinger und Meyer, 2002;Henkel et al, 2003;Plummer et al, 2003]. Jedoch ist bei diesen Verfahren aufgrund ihrer Konzeption eine ausführliche Differentialdiagnostik anzuschließen.…”

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Psychometrische und strukturelle Merkmale des Fragebogens zur Depressionsdiagnostik nach DSM-IV (FDD-DSM-IV) bei jungen Frauen*

John

Hähnel²,

Becker

et al. 2007

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The present study presents a psychometric analysis of the German Version of the Inventory to Diagnose Depression DSM-IV [FDD-DSM-IV; Kühner, 1997] in a non-clinical population. It was examined, if the questionnaire is suitable for screening and selection purposes. Materials and Methods: 247 women participated in the study and completed, among other diagnostic measures, the FDD-DSM-IV. In addition, mental disorders were diagnosed using a structured interview (IDCL-DSMIV). The sample consisted of three diagnostic groups (social phobia, generalized anxiety disorder, depressive disorder), three sub-clinical groups as well as one healthy control group. Results: Analyses yielded acceptable psychometric characteristics of the inventory. The sensitivity of the FDD-DSM-IV was 61.8%, the specificity was 96.7%. Internal consistency and split-half reliabilities were calculated. Exploratory factor analyses suggested two factors. Conclusion: Due to its underlying theory and its psychometric properties the FDD-DSM-IV can be considered as suitable for screening of depressive symptoms in young women. Still, additional diagnostic assessments following selection are recommended, as many symptoms of depression overlap with other mental disorders.

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