Flawed research methods exaggerate the prevalence of depression

tammikuuta 15, 2018

First Large-Scale Population Analysis Reinforces Ketamine’s Reputation as Antidepressant The common practice of using patient self-report screening questionnaires rather than diagnostic interviews conducted by researchers has resulted in overestimates of the prevalence of depression, according to an analysis in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) http://ift.tt/2mygiS7. “These studies misrepresent the actual rate of depression, sometimes dramatically, which makes it very difficult to direct the right […]