ArticleThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2016
Identifying depression among adolescents using three key questions: a validation study in primary care.
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- The strategies of exercise intervention for adolescent depression: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Pooled it
- Physical Activity for the Treatment of Adolescent Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2020Pooled it
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- Psychometric Properties of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Modified for Major Depressive Disorder in Adolescents.Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology · 2019Article
- Integrating primary mental health care and mental health promotion.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundDepression in adolescents is a serious psychiatric illness. GPs play an important role in identifying adolescents with depression and those at risk of developing depression. Few validated tools are suitable for identifying adolescent depression in general practice.
aimTo determine if three verbally asked key questions are valid for identifying depression in adolescents. DESIGN AND
settingA cross-sectional, general practice multicentre, validation study was conducted in Oslo, Norway, and Aarhus, Denmark.
methodA total of 294 adolescents answered three verbally asked key questions followed by a Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) for psychiatric diagnosis. Inclusion criteria were age (14-16 years) and fluency in the Norwegian or Danish language. The primary outcome was ROC curve statistics in terms of sensitivity and specificity, predictive values, and likelihood ratios of the three key questions. Secondary outcomes were Loevinger's H, Cronbach's α, and prevalence of depression.
resultsThe three key questions met the criteria for construct and criterion validity for detecting depression among the adolescents. ROC curve statistics for the three key questions demonstrated an AUC of 0.79 for the answer 'yes' to either screening question and of 0.73 for the answer 'yes' to the help question. The positive predictive value was 31% and the negative predictive value was 97%.
conclusionThe three key questions are useful for identifying depression in adolescents in primary health care.
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