Key result
Self-rating of depressive symptoms led to 18% of patients overestimating and 15% underestimating their symptoms relative to clinician assessment.
Why the study?
What is the concordance between self-rated and clinician-rated measures of depressive symptoms in depressed in-patients?
Population
198 depressed in-patients
Comparison
Self-rating scale Symptoms CheckList vs Clinician's assessment using Montgomery Asberg…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
from admission to discharge
Authors
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Clinicians should integrate self- and clinician-rated depression scales; Level 4 evidence leaves open factors driving discordance.
Observational (n=198)
What is the concordance between self-rated and clinician-rated measures of depressive symptoms in depressed in-patients?
A significant proportion of depressed inpatients over- or underestimate their symptoms compared to clinician ratings, with overestimation predicted by personality disorders and prior psychiatric history.
Dorz et al. (2004) conducted an observational in Depression (n=198). Self-rated depressive symptoms (SCL-90) vs. Clinician-rated depressive symptoms (MADRS) was evaluated on Concordance between self-rating and clinician's assessment tools of depression. Self-rating of depressive symptoms led to 18% of patients overestimating and 15% underestimating their symptoms relative to clinician assessment.
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