Is one question enough to screen for depression?

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 618-624

  Reme, Silje Endresen ^a   Eriksen, Hege R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; comorbidity; depression; one question screening; subjective health complaints

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WHIPLASH INJURY;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

EID: 77955485940     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494810376559     Document Type: Article

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