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. 2008 Oct 1;58(555):688–693. doi: 10.3399/bjgp08X342228

Table 2.

Pre- and post-test probabilities of depression by result of GP-administered and self-administered depression screening.

GP-administered depression screening Self-administered depression screening



Pre-test Probabilty (%) Post-test probability if screened positive (%) Post-test probability if screened negative (%) Post-test probability if screened positive (%) Post-test probability if screened negative (%)
Severe depression 8/423 2/78 5/293 8/215 0/205
(1.9) (2.6) (1.7) (3.7) (0)

Moderate/severe depression 57/423 21/78 32/293 53/215 4/205
(13.5) (26.9) (10.9) (24.7) (2.0)

Mild/moderate/severe depression 150/423 45/78 92/293 122/215 27/205
(35.5) (57.7) (31.4) (56.7) (13.2)

No depression 273/423 33/78 201/293 93/215 178/205
(64.5) (42.3) (68.6) (43.3) (86.8)

Numbers not equal to 428 as per Table 1 because of missing data.