Development and validation of the 22-item Tarumi's Modern-Type Depression Trait Scale: Avoidance of Social Roles, Complaint, and Low Self-Esteem (TACS-22).

Takahiro A KatoRyoko KatsukiHiroaki KuboNorihiro ShimokawaMina Sato-KasaiKohei HayakawaNobuki KuwanoWakako Umene-NakanoMasaru TatenoDaiki SetoyamaDongchon KangMotoki WatabeShinji SakamotoAlan R TeoShigenobu Kanba

Published in: Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences (2019)

The TACS-22 possessed adequate psychometric properties and diagnostic accuracy in an initial sample of Japanese adults. Additional research on its ability to support clinical assessment of MTD is warranted.

Keyphrases

psychometric properties
depressive symptoms
mental health
healthcare
genome wide
sleep quality
gene expression
dna methylation