Comprehensive psychiatry
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Comprehensive psychiatry · Jan 2014
Reliability and validity of a Chinese version of the HADS for screening depression and anxiety in psycho-cardiological outpatients.
The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) has been used widely with cardiovascular patients. This study aims to examine the reliability and validity of a Chinese version of HADS among psycho-cardiological outpatients. ⋯ The HADS was found to be a reliable measurement tool for excluding depression and anxiety in psycho-cardiological outpatients.