Open AccessComparison Between the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale–Self and the Beck Depression Inventory II in Primary Care
Author(s) -
Carl Wikberg,
Shabnam Nejati,
Maria Larsson,
EvaLisa Petersson,
Jeanette Westman,
Nashmil Ariai,
Marie Kivi,
Maria Eriksson,
Robert Eggertsen,
Dominique Hange,
Amir Baigi,
Cecilia Björkelund
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
primary care companion to cns disorders/the primary care companion for cns disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2155-7772
pISSN - 2155-7780
DOI - 10.4088/pcc.14m01758
Subject(s) - rating scale , montgomery–åsberg depression rating scale , depression (economics) , psychology , beck depression inventory , clinical psychology , psychiatry , developmental psychology , depressive symptoms , anxiety , economics , macroeconomics
The Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale-Self (MADRS-S) and the Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II) are commonly used self-assessment instruments for screening and diagnosis of depression. The BDI-II has 21 items and the MADRS-S has 9 items. These instruments have been tested with psychiatric inpatients but not in outpatient primary care, where most patients with symptoms of depression initially seek treatment. The purpose of this study was to compare these 2 instruments in the primary care setting.