Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 86, Issue 1 , Pages 87-91 , May 2005

The validity of the Beck Depression Inventory-Short Form as a screening and diagnostic instrument for moderate and severe depression in medical inpatients

  • Letícia M. Furlanetto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine of the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), P.O. Box: 5199, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +55 48 3319149; fax: +55 48 3319014.
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  • Mauro V. Mendlowicz

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Psychiatry of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB/UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
    • Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health of the Fluminense Federal University (MSM/UFF), Niterói, RJ, Brazil
    • ,
  • J. Romildo Bueno

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Psychiatry of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB/UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

Received 26 August 2003 ,Revised 13 December 2004 ,Accepted 17 December 2004.

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PII: S0165-0327(05)00002-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2004.12.011

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 86, Issue 1 , Pages 87-91 , May 2005

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