The internal and external validity of the Major Depression Inventory in measuring severity of depressive states

Olsen, Lise Raabæk; Jensen, D. V.; Noerholm, V.; Martiny, Klaus; Bech, Per

doi:10.1017/s0033291702006724

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“…This means that only ten items are used to calculate the total score, which therefore can range from 0 to 50. Participants scoring 20 or more are classified as suffering from depression [14].…”

Section: Depressionmentioning

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Greater number of group identifications is associated with lower odds of being depressed: evidence from a Scottish community sample

Sani

Madhok²,

Norbury

et al. 2015

Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol

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Purpose Group identification has been shown to be associated with reduced risk of depression, but this research has important limitations. Our aim was to establish a robust link between group identification and depression whilst overcoming previous studies' shortcomings. Methods 1824 participants, recruited from General Practice throughout Scotland, completed a questionnaire measuring their identification with three groups (family, community, and a group of their choice), as well as their intensity of contact with each group. They also completed a self-rated depression measure and provided demographic information. Their medical records were also accessed to determine if they had been prescribed antidepressants in the previous 6 months. Results The number of group identifications was associated with both lower self-rated depression and lower odds of having received a prescription for antidepressants, even after controlling for the number of contact-intensive groups, level of education, gender, age, and relationship status. Conclusions Identifying with multiple groups may help to protect individuals against depression. This highlights the potential importance of social prescriptions, where health professionals encourage a depressed patient to become a member of one or more groups with which the patient believes he/she would be likely to identify.

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Section: Depressionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Greater number of group identifications is associated with lower odds of being depressed: evidence from a Scottish community sample

Sani

Madhok²,

Norbury

et al. 2015

Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol

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“…Fatigue is one of the symptoms of depression, and the feeling of fatigue is thus included in several measures of depressive symptoms (133,134). It is well-known that depression is related to changes in the central nervous system, but also that these associations are bidirectional.…”

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confidence: 99%

Fatigue in older adults: an early indicator of the aging process?

2010

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“…Except from a few scales on depression [42] only very few currently used scales concerning mental distress have been tested by means of IRT, and few of them are likely to fit a Rasch model. Strictly speaking a comparison to other instruments is therefore not possible.…”

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A brief diagnostic screening instrument for mental disturbances in general medical wards

Fink

Ørnbøl

Huyse

et al. 2004

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

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The internal and external validity of the Major Depression Inventory in measuring severity of depressive states

Abstract: When used in a sample of patients with different states of depression the MDI has an adequate internal and external validity.

Cited by 424 publications

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Greater number of group identifications is associated with lower odds of being depressed: evidence from a Scottish community sample

Greater number of group identifications is associated with lower odds of being depressed: evidence from a Scottish community sample

Fatigue in older adults: an early indicator of the aging process?

A brief diagnostic screening instrument for mental disturbances in general medical wards

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