The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale: A diagnostic meta-analysis of case-finding ability

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 371-378

  Brennan, Cathy ^a   Worrall Davies, Anne ^a   McMillan, Dean ^a   Gilbody, Simon ^a   House, Allan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Meta analysis; Psychometrics; Screening

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CASE FINDING; CINAHL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMBASE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MEDLINE; PSYCINFO; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77956611355     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2010.04.006     Document Type: Article

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