Diagnostic validity of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) in cancer and palliative settings: A meta-analysis

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 335-348

  Mitchell, Alex J ^a,b   Meader, Nick ^c,d   Symonds, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Depression; Diagnostic validity; HADS; Palliative; Psychometric; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; CANCER CENTER; CASE FINDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDITY;

ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MASS SCREENING; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 77951997925     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2010.01.067     Document Type: Review

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