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The Depression—Arkansas scale: A validation study of a new brief depression scale in an HMO

✍ Scribed by Lawrence J. Walter; Joel F. Meresman; Teresa L. Kramer; Richard B. Evans

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2003
Tongue
English
Weight
116 KB
Volume
59
Category
Article
ISSN
0021-9762

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Recent trends in mental‐health care have increased the need for practical depression instruments. The Depression—Arkansas (D‐ARK), a brief, economical, multipurpose instrument, has been validated for assessing major depressive disorder (MDD) and depressive‐symptom severity. Psychometric properties of the D‐ARK were compared with standard depression scales (Beck Depression Inventory and Geriatric Depression Scale) among 294 adult and 193 senior primary‐care patients, respectively, and 163 patients enrolled in cognitive–behavioral depression classes. The severity scale displayed adequate internal reliability (coefficient α = .81–.86), high correlation with the BDI‐2 (r = .78–.83) and GDS (r = .75), and similar factor structure to the BDI‐2. The D‐ARK was calibrated against the BDI‐2 and GDS, providing familiar severity category cutpoints with the new instrument. This study yields further data supporting the reliability, validity, and practical utility of the D‐ARK. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol 59: 465–481, 2003.

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