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Depression and anxiety in pain clinic patients, Rapid assessment by microcomputer
Author(s) -
Hanks G.W.,
Lloyd J.W.,
Evans P.J.D.,
Ancill R.J.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1985.tb10950.x
Subject(s) - medicine , anxiety , depression (economics) , rating scale , physical therapy , psychiatry , psychology , developmental psychology , economics , macroeconomics
Summary Computer administered depression and anxiety rating scales were used in a pilot study to screen patients attending a regional pain relief unit. Patients found the procedure acceptable and helpful. There was a poor correlation between the computer assessments and doctors' ratings, with in general a much greater degree of morbid depression and anxiety revealed by the computer. Computer administered rating scales may be useful as a screening tool in pain clinic patients to identify those at risk of signficant psychiatric morbidity.