Simple rules for detecting depression

Mirjam A. Jenny, Thorsten Pachur, S. Lloyd Williams, Eni Becker, Jürgen Margraf

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Abstract

Depressive disorders are major public health issues worldwide. We tested the capacity of a simple lexicographic and noncompensatory fast and frugal tree (FFT) and a simple compensatory unit-weight model to detect depressed mood relative to a complex compensatory logistic regression and a naïve maximization model. The FFT and the two compensatory models were fitted to the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) score of a representative sample of 1382 young women and cross validated on the women's BDI score approximately 18 months later. Although the FFT on average inspected only approximately one cue, it outperformed the naïve maximization model and performed comparably to the compensatory models. The heavier false alarms were weighted relative to misses, the better the FFT and the unit-weight model performed. We conclude that simple decision tools-which have received relatively little attention in mental health settings so far-might offer a competitive alternative to complex weighted assessment models in this domain.

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)149-157
Seitenumfang9
FachzeitschriftJournal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition
Jahrgang2
Ausgabenummer3
DOIs
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Sept. 2013
Extern publiziertJa

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