Screening for Major Depressive Disorders in Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatients with the Mood Modules from the Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders and the Patient Health Questionnaire

Abstract

The mood modules from the Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders (PRIME-MD) and the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) were administered to 17 (52%) female and 16 (48%) male adolescent (13–17 years old) psychiatric inpatients. The internal consistencies of both were good (KR-20 for PRIME-MD = .80, Cronbach coefficient α for Patient Health Questionnaire = .85). The correlation between the PRIME-MD and Patient Health Questionnaire total scores was .87 (p < .001) and the point-biserial correlation of both questionnaires' total scores with being diagnosed with a Major Depressive Disorder was .54 (p < .001). Both mood modules appeared to be equally effective in screening for a Major Depressive Disorder.

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