| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10513742 | Journal of Clinical Epidemiology | 2014 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
An IRT-based instrument-independent metric for depression severity enables direct comparisons among established measures. The "common ruler" simplifies the interpretation of depression assessment by identifying key thresholds for clinical and epidemiologic decision making and facilitates integrative psychometric research across studies, including meta-analysis.
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Authors
Inka Wahl, Bernd Löwe, Jakob Bue Bjorner, Felix Fischer, Gernot Langs, Ulrich Voderholzer, Stephen A. Aita, Niels Bergemann, Elmar Brähler, Matthias Rose,