Objective: To review the literature of the validity of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression
Scale (HADS). Method: A review of the 747 identified papers that used HADS was …

OBJECTIVE: To systematically evaluate the latent structure of the Hospital Anxiety and
Depression Scale (HADS) through reanalysis of previous studies and meta confirmatory …

Objectives To demonstrate the use of Rasch analysis by assessing the appropriateness of
utilizing the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) total score (HADS‐14) as a …

BackgroundThe Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HAD) rating scale is a commonly used
questionnaire. Former studies have given inconsistent results as to the psychometric …

Background The 2004 National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
guidelines highlight the importance of assessing severity of depression in primary care. Aim …

Abstract Background The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) is a questionnaire
widely used for detecting anxiety and depressive disorders. It is used extensively in France …

OBJECTIVE: To systematically review the latent structure of the Hospital Anxiety and
Depression Scale (HADS). METHODS: A systematic review of the literature was conducted …

Background Depression has been related to mortality in coronary heart disease (CHD)
patients, but few studies have evaluated the role of anxiety or the role of the co‐occurrence …

Recent research has highlighted a need for the psychometric evaluation of instruments
targeting core domains of the pain experience in chronic pain populations. In this study, the …

INTRODUCTION: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the presence of symptoms of
current social distress, anxiety and depression in transsexuals. METHODS: We investigated …