Depressive Disorder Diagnostic Protocol

All consecutive individuals who consulted for the first time at the Department of Psychiatry A of Razi Hospital La Manouba, Tunisia, for signs and symptoms of depression were invited to take part in the study. Individuals were included when the clinician formulated a diagnosis of a current major depressive episode. Thereafter, the Mood Disorder Section of the Tunisian Arabic adapted version of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV-TR (SCID) was administered by one single researcher (UO) to confirm the diagnosis of Major Depressive Episode and to ascribe the episode to a unipolar or bipolar mood disorder. Resulting diagnosis was (BD) I or II in case a past manic or hypomanic episode were identified, and Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) in case no past manic or hypomanic episode were identified. Additional inclusion criteria were: aged between 18 and 65 years old; having the capacity of providing informed consent. Exclusion criteria were: illiteracy or other cause of inability to read; documented history of mental retardation; and cognitive decline.

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Ouali U., Zgueb Y., Jouini L., Aissa A., Jomli R., Ouertani A., Omrani A., Nacef F., Carta M.G, & Preti A. (2023). Accuracy of the Arabic HCL - 32 and MDQ in detecting patients with bipolar disorder. BMC Psychiatry, 23, 70.

Publication 2023

Bipolar mood disorder Cognitive decline Diagnosis Hypomanic episode Major depressive disorder Manic Mental retardation Mood disorder Symptoms of depression

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Other organizations : Hôpital Razi de La Manouba, Hôpital du Valais, Tunis University, Tunis El Manar University, University of Cagliari, University of Turin

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independent variables

None explicitly mentioned

dependent variables

Diagnosis of a current major depressive episode
Diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) or Bipolar Disorder (BD) I or II

control variables

Age between 18 and 65 years old
Capacity to provide informed consent
Literacy and ability to read
No documented history of mental retardation
No cognitive decline

positive controls

None mentioned

negative controls

None mentioned

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