The Depression Scale as a screening instrument for a subsequent depressive episode in primary healthcare patients

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 191, Issue JULY, 2007, Pages 50-54

  Poutanen, Outi ^a   Koivisto, Anna Maija ^b   Joukamaa, Matti ^b   Mattila, Aino ^b   Salokangas, Raimo K R ^c  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^c TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; RATING SCALE; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34447116490     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.106.024752     Document Type: Article

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