Determination of prevalence of depression in an epilepsy clinic using a brief DSM-IV-based self-report questionnaire.
Epilepsy Behav
; 15(3): 362-6, 2009 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
Depression in epilepsy is common, underrecognized, and an indicator of quality of life. The Patient Health Questionnaire nine-item depression scale (PHQ-9) is a self-administered questionnaire based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) criteria with high sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing depression. Using the PHQ-9, we determined that one-third of 263 patients seen in an epilepsy clinic had scores consistent with major depression. Seizure-free patients had lower depression scores than those with persistent seizures. Depression scores were not related to the number or type of antiepileptic drugs used. One-half of patients with scores consistent with major depression were not on antidepressant medication. The brevity of the PHQ-9 is conducive to routine screening of patients with epilepsy.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Autoimagen
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Manual Diagnóstico y Estadístico de los Trastornos Mentales
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Depresión
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Epilepsy Behav
Asunto de la revista:
CIENCIAS DO COMPORTAMENTO
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NEUROLOGIA
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos