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Who Collaborative Study: assessment of depressive disorders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

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N. Sartorius ,
A. Jablensky ,
W. Gulbinat  and
G. Ernberg
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Synopsis

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.

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Preliminary Communication
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Psychological Medicine , Volume 10 , Issue 4 , November 1980 , pp. 743 - 749
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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