Author’s response to reviews Title: Use of a self-rating scale to monitor depression severity in recurrent GP consultations in primary care - does it really make a difference? A randomised controlled study Authors:

Use of a self-rating scale to monitor depression severity in recurrent GP consultations in primary care – does it really make a difference? A randomised controlled study

BACKGROUND Little information is available about whether the use of self-assessment instruments in primary care affects depression course and outcome. The purpose was to evaluate whether using a depression self-rating scale in recurrent person-centred GP consultations affected depression severity, quality of life, medication use, and sick leave frequency. METHODS Patients in the intervention ...

Patients’ perspectives on the use of the Montgomery-Asberg depression rating scale self-assessment version in primary care

OBJECTIVE The aim of the current study was to better understand how patients with depression perceive the use of MADRS-S in primary care consultations with GPs. DESIGN Qualitative study. Focus group discussion and analysis through Systematic Text Condensation. SETTING Primary Health Care, Region Västra Götaland, Sweden. SUBJECTS Nine patients with mild/moderate depression who participated...

Protocol for the THREAD (THREshold for AntiDepressants) study: a randomised controlled trial to determine the clinical and cost-effectiveness of antidepressants plus supportive care, versus supportive care alone, for mild to moderate depression in UK general practice

BACKGROUND Depression guidelines in the UK recommended a policy of watchful waiting for mild depression due to a lack of evidence for the effectiveness of antidepressant treatment for mild cases. However there has been relatively little research carried out in primary care to help establish the severity threshold at which antidepressant treatment is effective and cost-effective. METHODS/DESIG...

Author's response to reviews Title: Factor Analysis of the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder in Primary Care. Authors:

Author’s response to reviews Title: TREATMENT OF SLEEP DISTURBANCES IN TRAUMA-AFFECTED REFUGEES - STUDY PROTOCOL FOR A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL Authors: Hinuga Sandahl ([email protected])

Title: TREATMENT OF SLEEP DISTURBANCES IN TRAUMA-AFFECTED REFUGEES STUDY PROTOCOL FOR A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL Authors: Hinuga Sandahl ([email protected]) Poul Jennum ([email protected]) Lone Baandrup ([email protected]) Ida Poschmann ([email protected]) Jessica Carlsson ([email protected]) Version: 2 Date: 09 Oct 2017 Author’s respons...