Validation of a German version of the Neurological Disorders Depression Inventory for Epilepsy (NDDI-E)

Validation of the Chinese version of the Neurological Disorders Depression Inventory for Epilepsy (C-NDDI-E) in West China

“…The cutoff score for the original version (i.e., the English version) of the NDDI-E was N 15 [16] which was subsequently tested to be suitable in Brazilian and Greek versions [19,20], while studies in Italy, Germany, and Spain recommended a different cutoff score of N13 [22][23][24]. However, in Asian countries, the cutoff scores varied greatly, with N11 in the Korean version [25] and N16 in the Japanese version [21].…”

“…It has been translated and validated in several languages. The original English version recommended a cutoff score of N15 for screening MDD, while versions in other languages suggested different cutoff scores that range from 11 to 16 [19][20][21][22][23][24][25].…”

Emotional Reaction to viewing one’s own epileptic seizure

“…1 illustrates the study design. The questionnaires which were filled out by the patients at each point of data collection (T1-T4) included a subjective emotion rating of ten emotions (happiness, anger, fear, sadness, disgust, surprise, embarrassment, strain, relief and curiosity) as well as the Neurological Disorders Depression Inventory for Epilepsy (NDDI-E) [12] to assess the development of depressive symptoms over time and the State-Trait-Anxiety Inventory (STAI) [13] to detect possible changes in state-and trait-anxiety. Seizures for video presentation were chosen in cooperation with the treating physicians and technicians to present a recorded habitual seizure characteristic for the individual patient.…”

In response to comments on “Screening of major depression in epilepsy: The Neurologic Depression Disorders Inventory in Epilepsy‐Spanish Version (Argentina)1

“…My third comment addresses the roles of epilepsy and genetic alterations in cognitive impairment that are still in discussion. Catarino et al 7 deeply studied 22 adult patients, with an extensive neuropathologic examination of three patients who died.…”