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Use of the Persian language version of the Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire (ATQ) in depressed Iranian women
Author(s) -
Sharifi Vandad,
Mojtabai Ramin,
Ghassemzadeh Habibollah,
Karamghadiri Narges,
Ebrahimkhani Narges
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
depression and anxiety
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.634
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1520-6394
pISSN - 1091-4269
DOI - 10.1002/da.20310
Subject(s) - persian , psychology , depression (economics) , discriminant function analysis , clinical psychology , psychiatry , macroeconomics , linguistics , philosophy , machine learning , computer science , economics
This study examined the clinical validity of a Persian language version of the Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire (ATQ‐Persian). We hypothesized that patients with major depression can be clearly distinguished from non‐patient members of general population regarding both frequency of negative thoughts (ATQ‐F) and degree of belief in these thoughts (ATQ‐B). To test this hypothesis, we used discriminant function analysis in a group of 30 female patients with major depression and 30 female non‐patient volunteers. ATQ‐F and ATQ‐B discriminated the large majority of depressed patients from non‐patient volunteers and were correlated with the severity of depression as measured by scores on the Beck Depression Inventory‐second edition. The data provide preliminary evidence for clinical validity and utility of ATQ‐Persian. Depression and Anxiety 0:1–4, 2007. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.