title: Use of the Persian language version of the Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire (ATQ) in depressed Iranian women.
abstract: This study examined the clinical validity of a Persian language version of the Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire (ATQ-Persian). We hypothesized that patients with major depression can be clearly distinguished from non-patient members of general population regarding both frequency of negative thoughts (ATQ-F) and degree of belief in these thoughts (ATQ-B). To test this hypothesis, we used discriminant function analysis in a group of 30 female patients with major depression and 30 female non-patient volunteers. ATQ-F and ATQ-B discriminated the large majority of depressed patients from non-patient volunteers and were correlated with the severity of depression as measured by scores on the Beck Depression Inventory-second edition. The data provide preliminary evidence for clinical validity and utility of ATQ-Persian.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Vandad
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sharifi
authors.forename: Ramin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mojtabai
authors.forename: Habibollah
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ghassemzadeh
authors.forename: Narges
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Karamghadiri
authors.forename: Narges
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ebrahimkhani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003469:Culture; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D007802:Language; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012737:Sex Factors; D013850:Thinking