title: An adaptation of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale for use in non-psychiatric Spanish populations.
abstract: To adapt the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale for use in non-psychiatric Spanish populations, a Spanish translation of the scale was interviewer-administered to 554 subjects aged 18-34 years (65.9% women) and the ratings so obtained were compared with the SCID-CV-based diagnoses of expert clinicians. The internal consistency of the scale was satisfactory (Cronbach's alpha=0.89). Four factors identified by exploratory factor analysis (Depressive/Somatic, Positive Affect, Retarded Activity and Interpersonal Relations) accounted for 55.9% of the variance. A score of 26 was identified as a suitable cut-off for screening purposes, affording a sensitivity of 0.906 and a specificity of 0.918.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, University of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain. pcfer@usc.es
authors.forename: Fernando L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Vázquez
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Blanco
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: López
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D015995:Prevalence; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires