Abbreviated screening methods for the assessment of depression in cancer patients

Single-item interview assessing depressed mood (adapted from SADS)^[1]

2-item interview assessing depressed mood and loss of interest in activities (eg, as adapted from SADS^[1] or the PHQ-2^[2])

Visual analog scale for depressed mood (adapted from Memorial Pain Assessment Card)^[3]

13-item Beck Depression Inventory (adapted from 21-item Beck Depression Inventory)^[4]

Brief Case-Find for Depression (BCD)^[5]

4-question algorithm for screening depression (energy level, anhedonia, depressive feelings, psychomotor agitation/retardation)^[6]

Single-item interview assessing psychological distress in the MOS SF-36 (36-item short-form) health survey^[7]

SADS: Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia; PHQ-2: Patient Health Questionnaire-2.

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Abbreviated screening methods for the assessment of depression in cancer patients