two question depression screen

Procedure

• During the past month have you often been bothered by feeling down, depressed or hopeless?
• During the past month have you often been bothered by little interest or pleasure in doing things?

A yes answer to either question:

• 97% sensitivity
• 67% specificity , for depression.

99.6% negative predictive value (no to both questions)

More general terms

• screening for depression (includes depression assessment tools)