Validation of screening tools for depression and anxiety disorders in a primary care population with high HIV prevalence in Zimbabwe

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 198, Issue , 2016, Pages 50-55

  Chibanda, Dixon ^a   Verhey, Ruth ^a   Gibson, Lorna J ^b   Munetsi, Epiphania ^a   Machando, Debra ^c   Rusakaniko, Simbarashe ^a   Munjoma, Ronald ^a   Araya, Ricardo ^b   Weiss, Helen A ^b   Abas, Melanie ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c Women's University in Africa   (Zimbabwe)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression; General anxiety disorder; Sensitivity; Specificity; Sub Saharan Africa; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY ASSESSMENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER QUESTIONNAIRE 7; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIXED ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE 2; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE 9; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHONA SYMPTOM QUESTIONNAIRE 14; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; ZIMBABWE; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; HIV INFECTIONS; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 84977514245     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.03.006     Document Type: Article

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