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Addressing overestimation of the prevalence of depression based on self-report screening questionnaires
Brett D. Thombs, Linda Kwakkenbos, Alexander W. Levis and Andrea Benedetti
CMAJ January 15, 2018 190 (2) E44-E49; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.170691
Brett D. Thombs
Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital (Thombs, Kwakkenbos, Levis); Department of Psychiatry (Thombs, Kwakkenbos); Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health (Thombs, Levis, Benedetti); Departments of Medicine, Psychology, and Educational and Counselling Psychology (Thombs), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Behavioural Science Institute, Clinical Psychology (Kwakkenbos), Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit (Benedetti), McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que.
PhDLinda Kwakkenbos
Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital (Thombs, Kwakkenbos, Levis); Department of Psychiatry (Thombs, Kwakkenbos); Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health (Thombs, Levis, Benedetti); Departments of Medicine, Psychology, and Educational and Counselling Psychology (Thombs), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Behavioural Science Institute, Clinical Psychology (Kwakkenbos), Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit (Benedetti), McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que.
PhDAlexander W. Levis
Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital (Thombs, Kwakkenbos, Levis); Department of Psychiatry (Thombs, Kwakkenbos); Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health (Thombs, Levis, Benedetti); Departments of Medicine, Psychology, and Educational and Counselling Psychology (Thombs), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Behavioural Science Institute, Clinical Psychology (Kwakkenbos), Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit (Benedetti), McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que.
BScAndrea Benedetti
Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital (Thombs, Kwakkenbos, Levis); Department of Psychiatry (Thombs, Kwakkenbos); Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health (Thombs, Levis, Benedetti); Departments of Medicine, Psychology, and Educational and Counselling Psychology (Thombs), McGill University, Montréal, Que.; Behavioural Science Institute, Clinical Psychology (Kwakkenbos), Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit (Benedetti), McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Que.
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Addressing overestimation of the prevalence of depression based on self-report screening questionnaires
Brett D. Thombs, Linda Kwakkenbos, Alexander W. Levis, Andrea Benedetti
CMAJ Jan 2018, 190 (2) E44-E49; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.170691
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