Depression and anxiety in pain clinic patients. Rapid assessment by microcomputer.
Computer administered depression and anxiety rating scales were used in a pilot study to screen patients attending a regional pain relief unit. Patients found the procedure acceptable and helpful. There was a poor correlation between the computer assessments and doctors' ratings, with in general a much greater degree of morbid depression and anxiety revealed by the computer. Computer administered rating scales may be useful as a screening tool in pain clinic patients to identify those at risk of significant psychiatric morbidity.
D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003201:Computers; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006757:Hospital Units; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008838:Microcomputers; D010146:Pain / Q000523:psychology*; D010865:Pilot Projects