Arabic version of the Major Depression Inventory as a diagnostic tool: reliability and concurrent and discriminant validity.

Abstract

The Major Depression Inventory (MDI) is a brief questionnaire to assess the presence of a depressive disorder. We prepared an Arabic version of the MDI and tested its reliability and concurrent and discriminant validity as a diagnostic tool of major depressive disorder. A group of 50 Egyptian outpatients with major depressive disorder (assessed clinically and with the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV-TR Axis I Disorders) were compared with 50 healthy controls using the MDI-A, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STA.). Cronbach a was 0.91 and intraclass correlation coefficient was 0.98 (95% CI: 0.97-0.99). Scores on the MDI-A strongly correlated with BDI scores (r = 0.81) but insignificantly correlated with STAI scores. Using the MDI scoring algorithm, the sensitivity was 88.4% and specificity 78.9%. We conclude that the MDI-A has an excellent reliability and an acceptable concurrent and discriminant validity.

• Authors: M H Fawzi, M M Fawzi, W Abu-Hindi
• Journal: Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit (East Mediterr Health J) Vol. 18 Issue 4 Pg. 304-10 (Apr 2012) ISSN: 1020-3397 [Print] Egypt
• PMID: 22768690 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Evaluation Study, Journal Article, Validation Study)

Topics

• Adult
• Algorithms
• Arabs
• Depressive Disorder, Major (classification, diagnosis, ethnology)
• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
• Egypt
• Female
• Health Status
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Psychometrics
• Reproducibility of Results
• Severity of Illness Index
• Surveys and Questionnaires (standards)
• Translating
• Young Adult