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The Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 is a sensitive case-finder of clinically important depressive states in elderly people in primary care

Fröjdh, Karin LU ; Håkansson, Anders LU and Karlsson, I (2004) In International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 19(4). p.386-390
Abstract
Objective No depression rating scale has yet been designed to identify all clinically important depressive states in elderly. Therefore, this study investigated the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 (HSCL-25), a self-rating scale for depression, to see if it was a sensitive indicator of major, minor and subsyndromal depression. Methods Structured interviews of 37 people with a high depressive score and an age and sex matched control group comprised of 37 persons with a low depressive score in HSCL-25, in order to compare the HSCL-25 ratings with the Montgomery-Angstromsberg-Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) as well as with the criteria for major, minor and subsyndromal depression. Results The sensitivity for identifying any depression was 94% and... (More)
Objective No depression rating scale has yet been designed to identify all clinically important depressive states in elderly. Therefore, this study investigated the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 (HSCL-25), a self-rating scale for depression, to see if it was a sensitive indicator of major, minor and subsyndromal depression. Methods Structured interviews of 37 people with a high depressive score and an age and sex matched control group comprised of 37 persons with a low depressive score in HSCL-25, in order to compare the HSCL-25 ratings with the Montgomery-Angstromsberg-Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) as well as with the criteria for major, minor and subsyndromal depression. Results The sensitivity for identifying any depression was 94% and the specificity was 94% for HSCL-25 compared to the diagnostic criteria for depressive disorders. Conclusions HSCL-25 is a sensitive case-finder of any depressive disorder and may be useful in general practice and for screening studies of depression in elderly people. Copyright (C) 2004 John Wiley Sons, Ltd. (Less)
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depression, elderly, HSCL-25, DSM-IV, MADRS
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International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
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19
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4
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386 - 390
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John Wiley & Sons Inc.
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1099-1166
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10.1002/gps.1102
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English
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  abstract     = {{Objective No depression rating scale has yet been designed to identify all clinically important depressive states in elderly. Therefore, this study investigated the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 (HSCL-25), a self-rating scale for depression, to see if it was a sensitive indicator of major, minor and subsyndromal depression. Methods Structured interviews of 37 people with a high depressive score and an age and sex matched control group comprised of 37 persons with a low depressive score in HSCL-25, in order to compare the HSCL-25 ratings with the Montgomery-Angstromsberg-Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) as well as with the criteria for major, minor and subsyndromal depression. Results The sensitivity for identifying any depression was 94% and the specificity was 94% for HSCL-25 compared to the diagnostic criteria for depressive disorders. Conclusions HSCL-25 is a sensitive case-finder of any depressive disorder and may be useful in general practice and for screening studies of depression in elderly people. Copyright (C) 2004 John Wiley Sons, Ltd.}},
  author       = {{Fröjdh, Karin and Håkansson, Anders and Karlsson, I}},
  issn         = {{1099-1166}},
  keywords     = {{depression; elderly; HSCL-25; DSM-IV; MADRS}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{4}},
  pages        = {{386--390}},
  publisher    = {{John Wiley & Sons Inc.}},
  series       = {{International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry}},
  title        = {{The Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 is a sensitive case-finder of clinically important depressive states in elderly people in primary care}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gps.1102}},
  doi          = {{10.1002/gps.1102}},
  volume       = {{19}},
  year         = {{2004}},
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