Routinely administered questionnaires do not improve care of emotional disorders

Routinely administered questionnaires are often used to help improve the recognition and outcome of minor psychiatric disorders. In a systematic review of randomised controlled trials, Gilbody et al (p 406) found that there was no evidence for patient's scores on questionnaires having any effect on clinical practice. However, patients with high scores were increasingly diagnosed with disorders such as depression though their management and eventual outcome was not improved. Therefore, there is no evidence of benefit for the current use of such questionnaires.


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Routinely administered questionnaires for depression and anxiety: systematic review
Simon M Gilbody, Allan O House, and Trevor A Sheldon
BMJ 2001 322: 406-409. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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