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- Title
The Beck Depression Inventory requires modification in scoring before use in a haemodialysis population in the UK.
- Authors
Grant, Donna; Almond, Michael K; Newnham, Alison; Roberts, Pauline; Hutchings, Andrew
- Abstract
There are high rates of mental illness, especially depression in people with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on haemodialysis (HD). Depression can be difficult to diagnose, as depression and the medical problem share many symptoms. It is essential that the diagnosis of a depressive illness be accurately made in order that subsequent psychiatric management can occur. This is the first study done in the UK which aims to validate a simple method for detecting depression, the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), in people on HD against a structured psychiatric interview with a trained psychiatrist using the ICD-10 classification of depression. The BDI is validated in a normal population, but in patients with physical ill health there has been a difficulty in defining appropriate cut-off scores.
- Publication
Nephron. Clinical practice, 2008, Vol 110, Issue 1, pc33
- ISSN
1660-2110
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1159/000151230