Comparison of the accuracy of latent factor and sum scoring of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale to screen for major depression: An individual participant data meta-analysis.

Zhang J, Fischer F, Falk C, Wu Y, Alkan A, Sun Y, González-Domínguez NP, Boruff JT, Cuijpers P, Gilbody S, Harel D, Ioannidis JPA, Levis B, Markham S, Patten SB, Takwoingi Y, Ziegelstein RC, Benedetti A, Thombs BD, DEPRESSD HADS Collaboration

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2026.122051
Published: 2026 Nov 1
Container: Journal of affective disorders
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.jad.2026.122051,
  title = {Comparison of the accuracy of latent factor and sum scoring of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale to screen for major depression: An individual participant data meta-analysis.},
  author = {Zhang J and Fischer F and Falk C and Wu Y and Alkan A and Sun Y and González-Domínguez NP and Boruff JT and Cuijpers P and Gilbody S and Harel D and Ioannidis JPA and Levis B and Markham S and Patten SB and Takwoingi Y and Ziegelstein RC and Benedetti A and Thombs BD and DEPRESSD HADS Collaboration},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Journal of affective disorders},
  doi = {10.1016/j.jad.2026.122051},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2026.122051}
}

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TI  - Comparison of the accuracy of latent factor and sum scoring of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale to screen for major depression: An individual participant data meta-analysis.
AU  - Zhang J
AU  - Fischer F
AU  - Falk C
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AU  - Sun Y
AU  - González-Domínguez NP
AU  - Boruff JT
AU  - Cuijpers P
AU  - Gilbody S
AU  - Harel D
AU  - Ioannidis JPA
AU  - Levis B
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AU  - Patten SB
AU  - Takwoingi Y
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AU  - Thombs BD
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J, Z., F, F., C, F., Y, W., A, A., Y, S., NP, G., JT, B., P, C., S, G., D, H., JPA, I., B, L., S, M., SB, P., Y, T., RC, Z., A, B., BD, T., & Collaboration, D. H. (2026). Comparison of the accuracy of latent factor and sum scoring of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale to screen for major depression: An individual participant data meta-analysis.. Journal of affective disorders. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2026.122051

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