Comparative responsiveness of generic versus disorder-specific instruments for depression: An assessment in three longitudinal datasets.

Edwin de BeursEllen VissersRobert SchoeversIngrid V E CarlierAlbert M van HemertYbe Meesters

Published in: Depression and anxiety (2018)

Disorder-specific measures yield the most precise assessment for individual treatment and are recommended for clinical use. Generic measures may allow for comparisons across diagnostic groups and their embedded subscales approach the responsiveness of disorder-specific measures.

Keyphrases

depressive symptoms
cross sectional
patient reported outcomes
combination therapy
smoking cessation