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Subscale scores can range from 5 to 25, with higher scores indicating more severe levels of depression, and with cut-offs of 8 and 11 signifying subclinical and clinical thresholds of depression, respectively.
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The HADS results show that 11 (22%) of the patients rated themselves at or beyond the threshold of depression (HADS-D ≥ 11) and 13 (26%) of the patients for anxiety (HADS-A ≥ 11)[ 25].
The full range of depressive symptoms was used in this way as evidence suggests that sub-threshold symptoms of depression can be clinically important in terms of outcome.
Additionally, 12%% of children and adolescents may have sub threshold symptoms of depression [ 2] and 20 % of young people experience at least one episode of major depression before they reach 18 years of age [ 3].
Exploratory post-hoc analyses suggest that sub-threshold symptoms of depression and anxiety at the time of testing may decrease the probability of people living with HIV/AIDS taking the next step in accessing specialist care for the disease.
Depressive symptoms defined as such by GDS≥5 is clinically significant, and such cases including 'subthreshold' depression, had been shown in the same population to be associated with significantly poorer mental and physical health and functional status, and more healthcare resource utilisation compared to non-cases and were similar to or worse than syndrome threshold cases of depression.
The use of locally standardized screening instruments, such as the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, that may be widely used in primary care and provide consistent definitions of what constitutes depressive symptom thresholds or cases of "depression" would facilitate comparative studies of depressive disorders in different cultures within and across countries.
BDI-score was also significantly higher in AS subjects although only two subjects reached the threshold of moderate depression, as described in previous section.
Reaching thresholds for depression on screening measures does not guarantee meeting the criteria for a diagnosis of depression.
The usual threshold for detection of depression is the score of 12 [ 2, 3].
The varying instruments and threshold for assessment of depression make cross study comparison difficult.
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