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Virginia Commonwealth University

2007

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The Utility Of Depression Screening Measures After Traumatic Brain Injury, Amy H. Riddick Jan 2007

The Utility Of Depression Screening Measures After Traumatic Brain Injury, Amy H. Riddick

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Objectives: Identifying reliable, practical and easy to use tools to assess depression in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI), is a necessary first step to addressing a high incidence problem. The intention of this study is to validate depression screening measures with a criterion-based structured interview among people with TBI. The final outcome will identify which measure is the best indicator of depression diagnosis in this population. Methods: 112 participants with TBI were administered the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Neurobehavioral Functioning Inventory (NFI), The Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (Ham-D), and the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV TR Axis I …