RT Journal Article
T1 Using the CES-D-7 as a Screening Instrument to Detect Major Depression among the Inmate Population
A1 Juarros Basterretxea, Joel
A1 Escoda Menéndez, Paula
A1 Vilariño Vázquez, Manuel
A1 Rodríguez Díaz, Francisco Javier
A1 Herrero, Juan
K1 Major depression
K1 Prisons
K1 Mental health services
K1 Screening instruments
K1 CES-D-7
AB Major depression is one of the most prevalent mental health problems in the penitentiary context and has been related to different undesirable outcomes. The aim of the current research was to evaluate the utility of screening tools for major depression brief assessment in the jail context. We interviewed 203 male inmates and complimented the MCMI-III, the SCL-90-R, and the CES-D-7 self-informed scales. Major depression syndrome and disorder were determined based on MCMI-III criteria and the capability of SCL-90-R and CES-D-7 to identify true positives and true negatives when tested. SCL-90-R and CES-D-7 showed good sensitivity for major depression syndrome and disorder. The specificity of SCL-90-R was poor in all cases, but CES-D-7 showed good specificity depending on the cut-off score. Rigorous interviews are needed for better evaluation of major depression in jails, but screening tools like CES-D-7 are useful for rapid assessment considering the work overload of penitentiary psychologists
PB MDPI
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/24453
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/24453
LA eng
NO Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(3), 1361; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18031361
DS Minerva
RD 24 abr 2026