DiagnosisJanuary 1, 19982 questions were as good as more questions for detecting depressionGerald M. Devins, PhD, Gerald M. Devins, PhDGerald M. Devins, PhDClarke Institute of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, The Toronto Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (G.M.D., G.M.D.)Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, The Toronto Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (G.M.D., G.M.D.)Search for more papers by this author, Gerald M. Devins, PhDClarke Institute of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, The Toronto Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (G.M.D., G.M.D.)Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, The Toronto Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (G.M.D., G.M.D.)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/ACPJC-1998-128-1-010 SectionsAboutFull Text ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Source CitationWhooley MA, Avins AL, Miranda J, Browner WS. Case-finding instruments for depression. Two questions are as good as many. J Gen Intern Med. 1997 Jul;12:439-45. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9229283References1 Costello CG, Devins GM. Screening for depression among women attending their family physicians. Can J Behav Sci. 1989;21:434-51. Google Scholar2 McLean PD, Miles JE. Training family physicians in psychosocial care: an analysis of a program failure. J Med Educ. 1975;50:900-2. [PMID: 1152027] Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, The Toronto Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (G.M.D., G.M.D.)Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, The Toronto Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (G.M.D., G.M.D.) PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails January 1, 1998Volume 128, Issue 1Page: 10KeywordsBipolar disorderEmotionsEpidemiologyGraduate medical educationPsychiatry and mental healthPsychometricsSchizophreniaSpecificity ePublished: 9 March 2020 Issue Published: January 1, 1998 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1998 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.Loading ...