title: [The Depression Recognition Scale: and aid in the diagnosis of depression in family practice].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the reliability, positive predictive value and concurrent validity of a brief and simple interview to diagnose major depression in general practice, the Depression recognition scale (DRS).
  
  
  METHODS
  Descriptive.
  
  
  METHODS
  University of Leiden, the Netherlands.
  
  
  METHODS
  The DRS was compared with a semi-structured psychiatric interview to assess major depression and with the depression items of the Symptom checklist-90 (SCL-90), a self-rating scale for perceived symptoms.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The study consisted of 233 subsequent patients of II general practices who were screened for an interview; 95 patients were actually interviewed, 15 of these patients had a major depression (15/233; 6%). The DRS was also compared with the SCL-90 among 428 other patients. The validity was 0.73 and 0.66 and the internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha) was 0.63 and 0.75, respectively. If the DRS were used only for patients the general practitioner considers mildly depressed (43/233 = 18%), few cases of major depression would be missed (2/15).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The DRS appears a practical, reliable and valid diagnostic tool.
authors.affiliation: Rijksuniversiteit, Faculteit der Geneeskunde, vakgroep Huisartsgeneeskunde, Leiden.
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: van Marwijk
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: van der Linde
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Nolen
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: van den Brink
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Springer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000592:standards*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
vernacular_title: De 'Depressieherkenningsschaal': een hulpmiddel bij het diagnosticeren van depressie in de huisartspraktijk.