Validity of the K-10 in detecting DSM-IV-defined depression and anxiety disorders among HIV-infected individuals.
AIDS Care
; 21(9): 1163-8, 2009 Sep.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20024776
ABSTRACT
It has been suggested that an HIV diagnosis may increase the likelihood of mental disorders among infected individuals and that the progression of HIV may be hastened by mental disorders like anxiety and depression. Therefore, a brief screening measure, with good sensitivity/specificity for psychiatric diagnoses that could be given to HIV-infected individuals would be useful. We assessed the validity of the K-10, using the MINI International Neuropsychiatric Interview as the gold standard, in a sample of 429 HIV-infected adults enrolled in HIV care and treatment services near Cape Town, South Africa. There was significant agreement between the K-10 and the MINI-defined depressive and anxiety disorders. A receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis indicated that the K-10 showed agreeable sensitivity and specificity in detecting depression (area under the ROC curve, 0.77), generalized anxiety disorder (0.78), and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (0.77). The K-10 may be a useful screening measure for detecting mood and anxiety disorders, including PTSD, in patients with HIV/AIDS.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Anxiety Disorders
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Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale
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HIV Infections
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Depressive Disorder
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
AIDS Care
Journal subject:
SINDROME DA IMUNODEFICIENCIA ADQUIRIDA (AIDS)
Year:
2009
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
South Africa