Diagnosis Accuracy of Baptista Depression Scale: Adult and Screening Versions

• Autor(a) principal: Gonçalves, André Pereira
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Baptista, Makilim Nunes, de Villemor-Amaral, Anna Elisa, Carvalho, Lucas de Francisco
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Psicologia (Universidade de Brasília. Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/article/view/23913
• topic: Psychopathology, Mental health, Psychometric properties, Cutoff; Psicopatologia, Saúde mental, Propriedades psicométricas, Ponto de corte

This study aimed to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of the Baptista Depression Scale adult and screening versions (EBADEP-A and EBADEP-screening) for discrimination of people with a major depressive episode (MDE) or major depressive disorder (MDD) and to compare discriminative capacities. Participants were 187 people, 52 patients, and 135 non-clinical individuals. Results indicated sensitivity equal to 0.92 and specificity equal to 0.88 for EBADEP-A (cut-off = 54), and 0.96 and 0.82, respectively, for EBADEP-screening (cut-off = 17). Findings suggest equivalence between the two versions of EBADEP to discriminate people with MDE or MDD. Results indicate that the two versions can provide a correct diagnostic indicative for MDE and MDD.