1. Screening of major depression in epilepsy: The Neurologic Depression Disorders Inventory in Epilepsy-Spanish version ( Argentina).
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Thomson, Alfredo E., Calle, Analía, Fontela, María E., Yepez, Luis, Muñoz Giacomelli, Francisco, Jáuregui, Agustín, Racosta, Juan M., and Kanner, Andrés M.
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DIAGNOSIS of mental depression , *OUTPATIENT medical care , *DATA analysis , *NEUROBEHAVIORAL disorders , *NEUROPSYCHIATRY , *MEDICAL screening - Abstract
Objectives To validate and translate the English version of the Neurologic Depression Disorders Inventory in Epilepsy ( NDDI- E) into Spanish as a screening instrument for major depressive episodes ( MDE) for patients with epilepsy from Argentina and Uruguay. Methods One hundred fifty-five consecutive outpatients with epilepsy participated in this study. The module of MDE of the MINI International Neuropsychiatric Instrument ( MINI Plus version) was used as the gold standard against which the translated version of the NDDI- E was validated. Results Among the 155 patients, 25 (16%) met Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fourth Edition ( DSM- IV) criteria for MDE according to the MINI. With a total score of >15, The NDDI- E identified MDE with an 80% sensitivity, 90% specificity, 60% positive predictive value, and 95.5% negative predictive value. Significance These data indicate that the Spanish version of the NDDI-E can reliably identify MDE in patients with epilepsy from Argentina and Uruguay. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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