title: WHO collaborative study: assessment of depressive disorders.
abstract: In the context of an ongoing WHO research programme in depression, a total of 573 patients consulting psychiatrists in Canada, Iran, Japan and Switzerland were assessed with the WHO/SADD schedule which proved to be a simple and reliable instrument for standardized recording of clinical data. The results indicated that the "average" depressive patients seeking care in culturally different settings have many clinical features in common. A screening instrument, developed in the same study, has been shown to be effective in selecting depressive patients among in- and out-patient populations.
mesh_terms: D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D007492:Iran; D007564:Japan; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011792:Quebec; D013557:Switzerland; D014944:World Health Organization