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Table 2 Distribution of CIDI/DSM-IV diagnoses, internal consistency of the scales (Cronbach's Ī±), and mean scores (and standard deviations) of the scales per diagnostic category (n = 295)

From: Detecting depressive and anxiety disorders in distressed patients in primary care; comparative diagnostic accuracy of the Four-Dimensional Symptom Questionnaire (4DSQ) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)

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questionnaire scales

Diagnoses

number of patients (%)

4DSQ distress

(Ī± 0.90)

4DSQ depression

(Ī± 0.86)

4DSQ anxiety

(Ī± 0.86)

HADS depression

(Ī± 0.83)

HADS anxiety

(Ī± 0.78)

Major depression

146 (49)

26.2 (4.9)

5.3 (3.3)

7.6 (5.5)

12.7 (3.4)

13.0 (3.7)

- mild

68 (23)

24.7 (5.2)

4.0 (2.7)

5.4 (4.7)

12.0 (3.3)

11.3 (3.4)

- moderate

36 (12)

26.4 (4.7)

5.3 (3.3)

8.7 (5.5)

12.5 (3.6)

13.7 (3.0)

- severe

42 (14)

28.4 (3.4)

7.5 (3.2)

10.2 (5.4)

14.1 (3.1)

15.0 (3.4)

Anxiety disorder

99 (34)

26.6 (5.2)

5.6 (3.4)

9.5 (5.5)

12.5 (3.4)

14.0 (3.2)

- generalized anxiety disorder

61 (21)

26.7 (4.9)

5.7 (3.3)

8.3 (5.4)

12.3 (3.0)

13.9 (3.1)

- panic disorder w/o

agoraphobia

12 (4)

27.5 (4.5)

6.8 (3.8)

10.3 (3.5)

12.0 (3.8)

15.7 (2.7)

- panic disorder w/

agoraphobia

11 (4)

24.7 (5.8)

5.5 (3.4)

13.8 (4.7)

12.8 (3.9)

14.2 (3.9)

- agoraphobia w/o

panic disorder

10 (3)

25.4 (8.2)

4.1 (3.2)

11.4 (7.6)

13.8 (4.6)

13.8 (3.9)

- social phobia

32 (11)

28.4 (3.6)

6.1 (3.1)

12.4 (5.5)

13.4 (3.8)

14.8 (3.0)

No depressive or anxiety disorder

115 (39)

18.3 (7.4)

2.2 (2.8)

3.3 (4.0)

8.1 (4.2)

9.4 (3.7)

  1. 4DSQ = Four-Dimensional Symptom Questionnaire
  2. HADS = Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
  3. w/= with, w/o = without