Julie in CA Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 (edited) ETA: I guess it's really called the Burns Depression Checklist. If you have used this, did you feel it was an accurate measure of depression? I took it at my doctor's request, and was surprised at my score. I would not have guessed it would come back with the result it did. "Normal" is appx.5-10? I scored a 60, which is well up there in the range of "severe depression". I would have guessed myself as mildly-moderately depressed. Edited March 19, 2012 by Julie in CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntieM Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Wow... I don't know much about that as a diagnostic tool, I am not a doctor.... but it strikes me as rather sensitive (easy to rack up a 10+ score, I mean). JMO, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in CA Posted March 19, 2012 Author Share Posted March 19, 2012 Wow... I don't know much about that as a diagnostic tool, I am not a doctor.... but it strikes me as rather sensitive (easy to rack up a 10+ score, I mean). JMO, of course. That's what I thought too. :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heliconian Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Yes, I would agree that this assessment it likely to over-diagnose and imply more intensity than may be present. Maybe it is designed to get people with moderate symptoms to get help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asta Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 The Beck depression inventory is considered the "accurate" one. Further, GPs aren't qualified to treat depression - you really need to see a psychiatrist to determine if what is going on would best be dealt with within the realm of therapy, Meds, or a combination of the two. A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in CA Posted March 19, 2012 Author Share Posted March 19, 2012 GPs aren't qualified to treat depression - you really need to see a psychiatrist to determine if what is going on would best be dealt with within the realm of therapy, Meds, or a combination of the two. A That is the plan. I believe my primary care doc was doing some preliminary exploration in order to see what to recommend. I've been pretty far in denial of the problem, and apparently I'm pretty convincing. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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