Objective To update a previous individual participant data meta-analysis and determine the
accuracy of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), the most commonly used …

Objective To evaluate the accuracy of the depression subscale of the Hospital Anxiety and
Depression Scale (HADS-D) to screen for major depression among people with physical …

Background Studies have identified high rates of mental disorders in refugees, but most
used self-report measures of psychiatric symptoms. In this study, we examined the …

Objective Serving Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have screened positive for one
or more mental disorders based on self-reported symptoms with substantial prevalence (ie …

Importance Mental health disorders are common after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and
likely exacerbate postconcussive symptoms and disability. Early detection could improve …

Depression questionnaire cutoffs are calibrated for screening accuracy and not to assess
prevalence, but the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15) is often used to estimate …

Abstract Item 10 of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is intended to assess
thoughts of intentional self-harm but may also elicit concerns about accidental self-harm. It …

Background Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) is among the most common anxiety disorders
worldwide with data largely emerging from the Euro-American and Pacific Rim populations …

We aimed to synthesize evidence on (1) the prevalence of mood and anxiety disorders and
(2) factors associated with symptoms in systemic sclerosis (SSc). We searched MEDLINE …

Importance Test accuracy studies often use small datasets to simultaneously select an
optimal cutoff score that maximizes test accuracy and generate accuracy estimates …