title: Diagnosis of major depression by self-report.
abstract: The Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90), Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI), and Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) test profiles of inpatients and outpatients with DSM-III major depression (n = 48) were contrasted with the test profiles of a control group of patients with diverse psychiatric disorders (n = 68). In addition, the diagnostic efficiency of the relevant depression subscales for the diagnosis of major depression were examined. The results indicated that the three self-report tests may be used to diagnose DSM-III major depression, and that the depressed patients had characteristic test profiles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wetzler
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kahn
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Strauman
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dubro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012016:Reference Values