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Review: ultra-short screening tests are not highly accurate for detecting depression in primary care

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebm.12.4.120

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    Mitchell AJ, Coyne JC. Do ultra-short screening instruments accurately detect depression in primary care? A pooled analysis and meta-analysis of 22 studies. Br J Gen Pract 2007;57:144–51.
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 Q Do ultra-short screening instruments accurately detect depression in primary care?

    Clinical impact ratings GP/FP/Primary care ★★★★★★☆ IM/Ambulatory care ★★★★★★★ Cardiology ★★★★★★☆ Endocrine ★★★★★★☆

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    primary studies assessing the diagnostic validity of ultra-short depression screening instruments (ie, those with 1–4 items, taking <2 min to complete) in primary care patients. Details of the questions used can be found on www.rcgp.org.uk/PDF/Mitchell-S1.pdf, but most commonly the PHQ-2 or PrimeMD questions were used. The PHQ-2 questions were (1) …

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    • For correspondence: Dr A J Mitchell, Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, UK. alex.mitchell{at}leicspart.nhs.uk

    • Source of funding: not stated.