The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale ÄÄÄ: A Simple and Rapid Instrument for Evaluation of Depression in Psychiatric Settings.
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https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v4i2.3813Keywords:
Hospital anxiety, depression, old age, HRSD.Abstract
The utility of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) as screening instrument for depression in psychiatric settings in Pakistan was investigated Method: A two stage screening procedure involved the use of HADS against the lCD-10 Diagnostic Criteria for Research and Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (NRSD). Results: Sensitivity for depression sub-scale of HADS was 95%, specificity 93%, false negative rate 5% and false positive rate 7%. A correlation of +0.39 (p<0.005) between scores of depression on RADS and HRSD was calculated. Conclusion: The HADS is a valid measure for screening ‘caseness’ of depression in psychiatric settings as well. It could usefully be employed by the researchers for rapid evaluation of depression among the psychiatric patients.Downloads
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08/26/2020
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KARIM, R. ., SHAKOOR, A. ., & TAREEN, I. A. K. . (2020). The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale ÄÄÄ: A Simple and Rapid Instrument for Evaluation of Depression in Psychiatric Settings. Annals of King Edward Medical University, 4(2), 29–31. https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v4i2.3813
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