Screening for major depressive disorders in adolescent psychiatric inpatients with the mood modules from the Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders and the Patient Health Questionnaire. |
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Authors: | G Kumar A H Kim D Krefetz R A Steer |
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Institution: | School of Osteopathic Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Stratford 08084-1391, USA. |
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Abstract: | The mood modules from the Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders (PRIME-MD) and the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) were administered to 17 (52%) female and 16 (48%) male adolescent (13-17 years old) psychiatric inpatients. The internal consistencies of both were good (KR-20 for PRIME-MD=.80, Cronbach coefficient alpha for Patient Health Questionnaire=.85). The correlation between the PRIME-MD and Patient Health Questionnaire total scores was .87 (p<.001), and the point-biserial correlation of both questionnaires' total scores with being diagnosed with a Major Depressive Disorder was .54 (p<.001). Both mood modules appeared to be equally effective in screening for a Major Depressive Disorder. |
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