Diagnostic accuracy of the British Columbia major depression inventory
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The purpose of this study was to examine the diagnostic accuracy and clinical usefulness of the British Columbia Major Depression Inventory. Participants were 62 patients with depression referred by their psychiatrist or family physician, 19 general medical outpatients with no psychiatric problems referred by their family physicians, and 49 community control subjects. Mean age for the control subjects was 50.2 yr. (SD= 11.8), and mean education was 14.6 yr. (SD=2.8). Approximately 59% were women. Mean age for the patients with depression was 41.1 yr. (SD= 12.5), and mean education was 14.6 yr. (SD=3.2). Approximately 71% were women. Scores of 9 or less are considered broadly normal. Applying this cut-off, the sensitivity of the test to detect depression was .92, and the specificity was .99. Thus, the test did not identify approximately 8% of the cases of depression, with 1.5% false positives. This inventory is a relatively new depression screening test patterned after the DSM-IV criteria for major depression. This study adds to a growing literature on the reliability, validity, and clinical usefulness of the test.
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The BCMDI has good evidence of psychometric properties and good sensitivity and specificity for a diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder.
“Good evidence of psychometric properties has been demonstrated, as has good sensitivity and specificity for a diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder (Iverson & Remick, 2004).”
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The British Columbia Major Depression Inventory (BCMDI) has established psychometric properties as well as good diagnostic sensitivity (.92) and specificity (.99) in general medical outpatients.
“The measure has established psychometric properties as well as good diagnostic sensitivity (.92) and specificity (.99) in general medical outpatients.23”
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- Authors
- Iverson, G. L., & Remick, R.
- Affiliations
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- St. Paul's Hospital (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Iverson, Grant L.
- ORCID
- Iverson, Grant L.
- Venue
- Psychological Reports
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2004-12
- Volume
- 95
- Issue
- 3_suppl
- Pages
- 1241-1247
- ISSN
- 0033-2941 (ISSN-L)
- 1558-691X
- OpenAlex
- W2079344661
- Cited by
- 43
- References
- 6
- Citations by year
- 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 5 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 1.42
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychological Reports (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Psychological Testing and Assessment
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Keywords
- major depressive disorder, depression screening, diagnostic accuracy, sensitivity and specificity, DSM-IV diagnostic criteria, psychiatric outpatients, community control
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Major Depressive Disorder, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Personality Inventory, Psychometrics, Reference Values, Reproducibility of Results, Observer Variation, Dysthymic Disorder
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