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6461687

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1982-6-14
pubmed:abstractText
This study compares information on the diagnosis of depression obtained by family history reports with the formation obtained by direct interview. Reports were obtained from family members on the psychiatric status of 696 individuals for whom direct SADS-L interviews were also available. The effects on family history reports of subjects characteristics, treatment status, age of onset of depression, and endogenous symptoms were examined. Sensitivity and specificity for family history reports on the specific symptoms of depression are also reported. The specificity of family history reports for the diagnosis of depression was consistently high but sensitivity varied as a function of subject and illness characteristics. Sensitivity was somewhat higher for females than males and appreciably higher for probands than for their first-degree relatives and spouses. Sensitivity was increased whenever treatment, hospitalization or endogenous symptoms were present in the subject, indicating that family history reports are most accurate for detecting the severest cases of depression. Finally, the symptoms of depression that are least accurately reported by relatives are identified and suggestions for modifying the family history criteria for depression are proposed.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0165-0327
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
49-59
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-9-28
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1982
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparison of the family history method to direct interview. Factors affecting the diagnosis of depression.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.