Validity and screening properties of three depression rating scales in a prospective sample of patients with severe traumatic brain injury

Objective: To evaluate the validity and utility of the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) as screening tools for depression after severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Methods: Forty-six consecutive survivo...

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Main Authors: Marcelo L. Schwarzbold, Alexandre P. Diaz, Jean C. Nunes, Daniel S. Sousa, Alexandre Hohl, Ricardo Guarnieri, Marcelo N. Linhares, Roger Walz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2014-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462014000300206&lng=en&tlng=en