Web-based tools can be used reliably to detect patients with major depressive disorder and subsyndromal depressive symptoms

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Lin, Chao Cheng ^a,b   Bai, Ya Mei ^c,d   Liu, Chia Yih ^e   Hsiao, Mei Chun ^e   Chen, Jen Yeu ^f   Tsai, Shih Jen ^c   Ouyang, Wen Chen ^g   Wu, Chia Hsuan ^h   Li, Yu Chuan ^d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f YULI VETERANS HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^g Jianan Mental Hospital   (Taiwan)

^h Sun Yat Sen Cancer Center   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; KAPPA STATISTICS; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; ONLINE ANALYTICAL PROCESSING; PREDICTION; PSYCHIATRIST; SAMPLE SIZE; SELF EVALUATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDITY; VOLUNTEER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; REPRODUCIBILITY; SYNDROME; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SYNDROME;

EID: 34247646694     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-244X-7-12     Document Type: Article

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