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Clinical predictors of discordance between screening tests and psychiatric assessment for depressive and anxiety disorders among patients being evaluated for seizure disorders

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This study was undertaken to identify factors that predict discordance between the screening instruments Neurological Disorders Depression Inventory for Epilepsy (NDDI‐E) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD‐7), and diagnoses made… Click to show full abstract

This study was undertaken to identify factors that predict discordance between the screening instruments Neurological Disorders Depression Inventory for Epilepsy (NDDI‐E) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD‐7), and diagnoses made by qualified psychiatrists among patients with seizure disorders. Importantly, this is not a validation study; rather, it investigates clinicodemographic predictors of discordance between screening tests and psychiatric assessment.

Keywords: among patients; predictors discordance; seizure disorders; discordance screening; tests psychiatric; screening tests

Journal Title: Epilepsia
Year Published: 2021

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