Diagnosis of major depression in cancer patients according to four sets of criteria.
Journal Article
Diagnoses of major depression in 152 cancer patients differed as much as 13% depending on the diagnostic system used. The Beck Depression Inventory and the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression were useful tools for screening patients with depressive symptoms but frequently misclassified those who had no major depression according to one or more of the criteria-based diagnostic systems.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Kathol, RG; Mutgi, A; Williams, J; Clamon, G; Noyes, R
Published Date
- August 1990
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 147 / 8
Start / End Page
- 1021 - 1024
PubMed ID
- 2375435
Pubmed Central ID
- 2375435
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0002-953X
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1176/ajp.147.8.1021
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States