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It is not a diagnostic tool but higher scores indicate probable depression (high levels of depressive symptomatology).
Researchers in the field of renal disease have often not distinguished between the diagnosis of major depression and high levels of depressive affect in studies.
It is typically used as a continuous variable measuring depressive symptomatology or psychological distress or as a dichotomous variable with a score of 16+ indicating high levels of depressive symptomatology and suggesting possible clinical depression.
There was also significant comorbidity in our patient sample, with high levels of depressive symptoms, although our use of a separate depressed group as well as the inclusion of depression as a covariate attempted to control for this.
Further, given the high levels of depressive symptoms found in this study, Caribbean parents should be sensitised to symptoms of depression in adolescents and the courses of action which should be followed for further evaluation and assistance of their children.
As observed in a study by Fisher et al. (25), 70% of people with diabetes and high levels of depressive symptoms as assessed using the CES-D were not clinically depressed.
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It is also the first study to systematically investigate the predictors of personal stigma (including depression literacy) among people with a high level of depressive symptoms.
Low level of regulation requirements was associated with a high level of depressive symptoms.
A high level of depressive symptoms was significantly associated with high ERI, PPE, WFC, and OC.
A score of 16 or more indicates a high level of depressive symptomology.
In America, 12.2% of Iowa farmers reported high level of depressive symptoms [ 5].
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