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June 17, 2008BMC PsychiatryOpen Access

Validity of a self-reported diagnosis of depression among participants in a cohort study using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID-I)

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Why the study?

Is a self-reported physician diagnosis of depression valid compared to the SCID-I gold standard in a cohort of university graduates?

Population

University graduates participating in the SUN Project cohort study

Comparison

Self-reported physician diagnosis of depression… vs Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV applied…

Design

Cohort

Authors

ASAlmudena Sánchez‐VillegasUniversidad Publica de NavarraJSJavier SchlatterClinica Universidad de NavarraFOFelipe OrtuñoNavarre Institute of Health Research

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Implication

Supports self-reported diagnoses in educated cohorts; leaves generalizability to broader populations open.

Structured PICO

Is a self-reported physician diagnosis of depression valid compared to the SCID-I gold standard in a cohort of university graduates?

P
Population
University graduates participating in the SUN Project cohort study
I
Intervention
Self-reported physician diagnosis of depression via postal questionnaire
C
Comparator
Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID-I) applied by a psychiatrist or clinical psychologist (Gold Standard)
O
Outcome
Validity of self-reported depression diagnosis (percentage of confirmed depression and non-depression)

A self-reported physician diagnosis of depression shows adequate validity compared to the SCID-I gold standard in a highly educated cohort.

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Sánchez‐Villegas et al. (2008) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7cc2dcf1688b70c06118ffhttps://doi.org/10.1186/1471-244x-8-43
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