Hospital Anxiety and Depression Seale (HADS) as a Screening Instrument in a Depressed Adolescent and Young Adult Population
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Raymond M. F. Berard
Abstract
The purpose of this research was to determine the efficacy of the depression section of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), as a screening tool on a psychiatric adolescent and young adult population. Method: The Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI), the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) and the HADS were administered to 121 Major Depressive patients (according to DSM-III-R criteria. Results: The HADS had a sensitivity of 73.2% using 8 as a cutoff score and a sensitivity of 53.7% using 10 as a cutoff score. No significant ethnic differences or sex differences were noted, except for the BDI, where there was a significant difference in the mean test scores for males and females. Conclusions: The HADS is not a useful screening instrument for adolescent depression. There is a need for primary health care workers to have access to a brief, reliable depression rating scale for this age group.
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- Title
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Hospital Anxiety and Depression Seale (HADS) as a Screening Instrument in a Depressed Adolescent and Young Adult Population
- Self-Concept and Anxiety Among Children and Adolescents with Albinism in Israel as a Function of Syndrome Characteristics, Age and Sex
- A Community-Oriented Primary Adolescent Care Program for an Israeli Boarding School: Initial Steps and Results of the Pilot Study
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