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Evaluation of 2 Measures of Psychological Distress as Screeners for Depression in the General Population

John Cairney, Scott Veldhuizen, Terrance J. Wade, Paul Kurdyak, David L. Streiner

The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry · 2007 · 230 citations · 24 references

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Both the K6 and the K10 appear to be excellent screening instruments, especially for current depression. Although performance of the 2 instruments is similar, the K6 is more attractive for use as a screening instrument because of the lower response burden.

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