Of 167 patients appearing in the psychiatric emergency room of a
metropolitan hospital, 68 were categorized as significantly depressed by
the Zung depression scale but only 43 were considered depressed by
clinician-interviewers. The use of a patient self-rating scale, which in
this setting permitted the identification of deficiencies in the
recognition of depression, is applicable to quality review in a variety of
clinical settings.Abstract Teaser