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ArticleThe primary care companion for CNS disorders2015

Comparison Between the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale-Self and the Beck Depression Inventory II in Primary Care.

Carl Wikberg, Shabnam Nejati, Maria E H Larsson, Eva-Lisa Petersson, Jeanette Westman, Nashmil Ariai, Marie Kivi, Maria Eriksson, Robert Eggertsen, Dominique Hange and 2 more

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Article in The primary care companion for CNS disorders, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06620276 (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Patients With Alcohol Use Disorder and Comorbid Treatment-Resistant Depression Who Are Undergoing Ketamine Intervention), which is not on this map. Cited by 14 papers.

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NCT06620276 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Patients With Alcohol Use Disorder and Comorbid Treatment-Resistant Depression Who Are Undergoing Ketamine Intervention: A Feasibility Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorCentre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)Ran2025 to 2028Enrolled30ConditionsDepression - Major Depressive Disorder, Alcohol Use DisorderArmsAcceptance and Commitment Therapy, Ketamine
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Carl WikbergDepartment of Primary Health Care, Institute of Medicine (Drs Petersson, Eggertsen, Hange, Baigi, and Björkelund; Mr Wikberg; and Mss Nejati, Ariai, and Eriksson), Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology (Dr Larsson), and Department of Psychology (Ms Kivi), University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Närhälsan Research and Development Primary Health Care, Region Västra Götaland, Gothenburg, Sweden (Drs Larsson and Petersson); and Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Center for Family Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (Dr Westman).
Shabnam NejatiDepartment of Primary Health Care, Institute of Medicine (Drs Petersson, Eggertsen, Hange, Baigi, and Björkelund; Mr Wikberg; and Mss Nejati, Ariai, and Eriksson), Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology (Dr Larsson), and Department of Psychology (Ms Kivi), University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Närhälsan Research and Development Primary Health Care, Region Västra Götaland, Gothenburg, Sweden (Drs Larsson and Petersson); and Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Center for Family Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (Dr Westman).
Maria E H LarssonDepartment of Primary Health Care, Institute of Medicine (Drs Petersson, Eggertsen, Hange, Baigi, and Björkelund; Mr Wikberg; and Mss Nejati, Ariai, and Eriksson), Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology (Dr Larsson), and Department of Psychology (Ms Kivi), University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Närhälsan Research and Development Primary Health Care, Region Västra Götaland, Gothenburg, Sweden (Drs Larsson and Petersson); and Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Center for Family Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (Dr Westman).
Eva-Lisa PeterssonDepartment of Primary Health Care, Institute of Medicine (Drs Petersson, Eggertsen, Hange, Baigi, and Björkelund; Mr Wikberg; and Mss Nejati, Ariai, and Eriksson), Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology (Dr Larsson), and Department of Psychology (Ms Kivi), University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Närhälsan Research and Development Primary Health Care, Region Västra Götaland, Gothenburg, Sweden (Drs Larsson and Petersson); and Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Center for Family Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (Dr Westman).
Jeanette WestmanDepartment of Primary Health Care, Institute of Medicine (Drs Petersson, Eggertsen, Hange, Baigi, and Björkelund; Mr Wikberg; and Mss Nejati, Ariai, and Eriksson), Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology (Dr Larsson), and Department of Psychology (Ms Kivi), University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Närhälsan Research and Development Primary Health Care, Region Västra Götaland, Gothenburg, Sweden (Drs Larsson and Petersson); and Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Center for Family Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (Dr Westman).
Nashmil AriaiDepartment of Primary Health Care, Institute of Medicine (Drs Petersson, Eggertsen, Hange, Baigi, and Björkelund; Mr Wikberg; and Mss Nejati, Ariai, and Eriksson), Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology (Dr Larsson), and Department of Psychology (Ms Kivi), University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Närhälsan Research and Development Primary Health Care, Region Västra Götaland, Gothenburg, Sweden (Drs Larsson and Petersson); and Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Center for Family Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (Dr Westman).
Marie KiviDepartment of Primary Health Care, Institute of Medicine (Drs Petersson, Eggertsen, Hange, Baigi, and Björkelund; Mr Wikberg; and Mss Nejati, Ariai, and Eriksson), Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology (Dr Larsson), and Department of Psychology (Ms Kivi), University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Närhälsan Research and Development Primary Health Care, Region Västra Götaland, Gothenburg, Sweden (Drs Larsson and Petersson); and Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Center for Family Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (Dr Westman).
Maria ErikssonDepartment of Primary Health Care, Institute of Medicine (Drs Petersson, Eggertsen, Hange, Baigi, and Björkelund; Mr Wikberg; and Mss Nejati, Ariai, and Eriksson), Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology (Dr Larsson), and Department of Psychology (Ms Kivi), University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Närhälsan Research and Development Primary Health Care, Region Västra Götaland, Gothenburg, Sweden (Drs Larsson and Petersson); and Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Center for Family Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (Dr Westman).
Robert EggertsenDepartment of Primary Health Care, Institute of Medicine (Drs Petersson, Eggertsen, Hange, Baigi, and Björkelund; Mr Wikberg; and Mss Nejati, Ariai, and Eriksson), Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology (Dr Larsson), and Department of Psychology (Ms Kivi), University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Närhälsan Research and Development Primary Health Care, Region Västra Götaland, Gothenburg, Sweden (Drs Larsson and Petersson); and Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Center for Family Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (Dr Westman).
Dominique HangeDepartment of Primary Health Care, Institute of Medicine (Drs Petersson, Eggertsen, Hange, Baigi, and Björkelund; Mr Wikberg; and Mss Nejati, Ariai, and Eriksson), Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology (Dr Larsson), and Department of Psychology (Ms Kivi), University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Närhälsan Research and Development Primary Health Care, Region Västra Götaland, Gothenburg, Sweden (Drs Larsson and Petersson); and Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Center for Family Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (Dr Westman).
Amir BaigiDepartment of Primary Health Care, Institute of Medicine (Drs Petersson, Eggertsen, Hange, Baigi, and Björkelund; Mr Wikberg; and Mss Nejati, Ariai, and Eriksson), Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology (Dr Larsson), and Department of Psychology (Ms Kivi), University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Närhälsan Research and Development Primary Health Care, Region Västra Götaland, Gothenburg, Sweden (Drs Larsson and Petersson); and Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Center for Family Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (Dr Westman).
Cecilia BjörkelundDepartment of Primary Health Care, Institute of Medicine (Drs Petersson, Eggertsen, Hange, Baigi, and Björkelund; Mr Wikberg; and Mss Nejati, Ariai, and Eriksson), Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology (Dr Larsson), and Department of Psychology (Ms Kivi), University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Närhälsan Research and Development Primary Health Care, Region Västra Götaland, Gothenburg, Sweden (Drs Larsson and Petersson); and Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Center for Family Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (Dr Westman).

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale-Self (MADRS-S) and the Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II) are commonly used self-assessment instruments for screening and diagnosis of depression. The BDI-II has 21 items and the MADRS-S has 9 items. These instruments have been tested with psychiatric inpatients but not in outpatient primary care, where most patients with symptoms of depression initially seek treatment. The purpose of this study was to compare these 2 instruments in the primary care setting.

methodData were collected from 2 primary care randomized controlled trials that were performed from 2010 to 2013 in Sweden: the Primary Care Self-Assessment MADRS-S Study and Primary Care Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Study. There were 146 patients (73 patients each from both trials) who had newly diagnosed mild or moderate depression (per DSM-IV recommendations) and who had assessment with both the MADRS-S and BDI-II at primary care centers. Comparability and reliability of the instruments were estimated by Pearson product moment correlation and Cronbach α.

resultsA good correlation was observed between the 2 instruments: 0.66 and 0.62 in the 2 study cohorts. The reliability within the 2 study cohorts was good for both MADRS-S (Cronbach α: 0.76 for both cohorts) and BDI-II items (Cronbach α: 0.88 and 0.85).

conclusionsThe 2 instruments showed good comparability and reliability for low, middle, and high total depression scores. The MADRS-S may be used as a rapid, easily administered, and inexpensive tool in primary care and has results comparable to the BDI-II in all domains.

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PMID26644958
PMCPMC4578910

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