Open AccessSymptom endorsement in men versus women with a diagnosis of depression: A differential item functioning approach
Author(s) -
Anna Cavanagh,
Coralie J Wilson,
Peter Caputi,
David J. Kavanagh
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of social psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.869
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1741-2854
pISSN - 0020-7640
DOI - 10.1177/0020764016653980
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , differential item functioning , psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , differential (mechanical device) , psychometrics , item response theory , economics , macroeconomics , engineering , aerospace engineering
There is some evidence that, in contrast to depressed women, depressed men tend to report alternative symptoms that are not listed as standard diagnostic criteria. This may possibly lead to an under- or misdiagnosis of depression in men.
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