Psychometric evaluation of a screening question for persistent depressive disorder

Psychometric evaluation of a screening question for persistent depressive disorder

Abstract Background About one in five patients with depression experiences a chronic course. Despite the great burden associated with this disease, there is no current screening instrument for Persistent Depressive Disorder (PDD). In the present study, we examine a short screening test, the persiste...

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Main Authors: Elisa Brinkmann, Sarah Glanert, Michael Hüppe, Ana Sofia Moncada Garay, Sophie Tschepe, Ulrich Schweiger, Jan Philipp Klein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
Persistent depressive disorder
Dysthymia
Depressive disorders
Screening question
Rater agreement
Diagnostic interview
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-019-2100-0

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