The cut-off points of the Depression and Somatic Symptoms Scale and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in detecting non-full remission and a current major depressive episode

International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 33-40

  Hung, Ching I ^a   Liu, Chia Yih ^a   Wang, Shuu Jiun ^b   Yao, Yi Chun ^a   Yang, Ching Hui ^c  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Depression; Outcome; Psychometrics; Questionnaire; Somatization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION AND SOMATIC SYMPTOMS SCALE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REMISSION; SCORING SYSTEM; SOMATIZATION; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM DISORDERS; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REMISSION INDUCTION; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863176463     PISSN: 13651501     EISSN: 14711788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13651501.2011.617456     Document Type: Article

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