title: Diagnostic efficiency of the Depression Adjective Check Lists.
abstract: The diagnostic efficiency of the trait version of the Depression Adjective Check Lists (DACL) was studied in a two-phase investigation that involved two psychiatric patient samples (N = 308 and N = 67). Cutting scores developed on the first sample were cross-validated successfully on the second sample. In addition, the DACL compared favorably in diagnostic efficiency with the Beck Depression Inventory, the MMPI-D scale, and a Self-rating Depression scale.
authors.affiliation: University of Missouri at Kansas City.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lubin
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: van Whitlock
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D010552:Personality Assessment; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011336:Probability; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012737:Sex Factors