Assessing depression severity with a self-rated vs. rater-administered instrument in patients with epilepsy.

CONCLUSIONS: Standardized measures to evaluate depression severity in people with epilepsy can help identify cases and monitor treatment. The PHQ-9 and MADRS both perform well in assessing depression in people with epilepsy although administration burden is less with PHQ-9 thus making it likely preferable for settings where time and epilepsy specialty resources are limited. PMID: 29908384 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Epilepsy and Behaviour - June 13, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Jamal-Omidi S, Collins C, Fulchiero E, Liu H, Colon-Zimmermann K, Fuentes-Casiano E, Tatsuoka C, Cassidy KA, Lhatoo S, Sajatovic M Tags: Epilepsy Behav Source Type: research