TY - JOUR T1 - The Beck Depression Inventory for Primary Care accurately screened for major depressive disorders JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 126 LP - 126 DO - 10.1136/ebn.2.4.126 VL - 2 IS - 4 A2 - , Y1 - 1999/10/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/2/4/126.abstract N2 - Steer RA, Cavalieri TA, Leonard DM,et al. Use of the beck depression inventory for primary care to screen for major depression disorders.Gen Hosp Psychiatry1999 Mar/Apr; 21:106–11.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science Question Does the Beck Depression Inventory for Primary Care (BDI-PC) accurately screen for major depressive disorders in primary care patients? Blinded comparison of the results of the BDI-PC with diagnosis based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition (DSM-IV) criteria obtained using the Mood Module from the Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders (MM from the PRIME-MD).A university based outpatient clinical centre in Stratford, New Jersey, USA.120 patients (mean age 58 y, 50% men, 86% white) who were scheduled for a consecutive routine outpatient visit with a physician specialising in internal medicine.Patients completed the BDI-PC in the waiting area before seeing the physician. The BDI-PC is a 7 item questionnaire with each item rated on a 4 point scale (0–3). It is scored by … ER -