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Screening for depression in primary care with two verbally asked questions: cross sectional study

Bruce Arroll, Natalie Khin, Ngaire Kerse
Table 1

Validity and positive predictive value for screening questions and physician diagnosis compared with composite international diagnostic interview as ideal screening tool for major depression

Patients screened positivePatients screened negative
Screening questionTrue positiveFalse positiveTrue negativeFalse negativePositive predictive value (%)
Both questions*28129263118
Depression question25111281418
Pleasure question2484308522
  • * Positive is yes to either question.