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

Background 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 depress...

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Published in:	BMC family practice Vol. 14; no. 1; p. 198
Main Authors:	Blozik, Eva, Scherer, Martin, Lacruz, Maria E, Ladwig, Karl-Heinz
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central 23.12.2013 BioMed Central Ltd Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Analysis Depression - diagnosis Depression - epidemiology Depression, Mental Depressive Disorder - diagnosis Depressive Disorder - epidemiology Depressive Disorder, Major - diagnosis Depressive Disorder, Major - epidemiology Epidemiology and research methodology in primary care Family Medicine Female General Practice Germany - epidemiology Health surveys Humans Male Mass Screening - instrumentation Medical screening Medicine Medicine & Public Health Methods Middle Aged Predictive Value of Tests Primary Care Medicine Primary Health Care - methods Psychological research Psychological tests Psychometrics - instrumentation Research Article ROC Curve Sensitivity and Specificity Surveys and Questionnaires Germany Depressive Mood Positive Predictive Value Depressive Disorder Negative Predictive Value Major Depressive Disorder
ISSN:	1471-2296, 1471-2296
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