Depression Scale (DEPS) in schizophrenia
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J Huttunen1, T Taiminen, J Kähkönen
1Department of Psychiatry, Turku University Central Hospital, Finland.
Objective:
To explore the applicability of the Depression Scale (DEPS), a screening instrument for detecting depression in primary health care, in schizophrenia.
Method:
The DEPS was compared with the Calgary Depression Scale (CDS) among 63 patients with schizophrenia.
Results:
Using the CDS as a gold standard, the positive and negative predictive values of the DEPS for the diagnosis of depression were 41% and 97%, respectively. The correlation between the total CDS scores and the total DEPS scores was 0.73.
Conclusion:
The DEPS appears to be useful for screening depression among schizophrenic patients, but the positive diagnosis must be confirmed with a clinical interview.
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