title: [The distinctive quality of depressed mood. II: Predictive value of a pathologic sadness index].
abstract: The authors develop a Pathological Sadness Index. It recognize between pathological and normal sadness with a sensitivity of 0.94, a specificity of 0.96, and 5% of misclassified cases. Its diagnostic reliability is kw = 0.90.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ramos Brieva
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cordero Villafáfila
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Ayuso Mateos
mesh_terms: D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
vernacular_title: La distinta cualidad del ánimo deprimido. II: Validez predictiva de un índice de tristeza patológica.