Psicothema was founded in Asturias (northern Spain) in 1989, and is published jointly by the Psychology Faculty of the University of Oviedo and the Psychological Association of the Principality of Asturias (Colegio Oficial de Psicología del Principado de Asturias).
We currently publish four issues per year, which accounts for some 100 articles annually. We admit work from both the basic and applied research fields, and from all areas of Psychology, all manuscripts being anonymously reviewed prior to publication.
Psicothema, 2011. Vol. Vol. 23 (nº 4). 606-610
María Teresa Anarte Ortiz1, Mónica Carreira Soler1, María Soledad Ruiz de Adana Navas2, Francisco Félix Caballero Díaz1, Antonio Godoy Ávila1 y Federico C. Soriguer Escofet2
1 Universidad de Málaga y
2 Hospital Carlos Haya de Málaga
Este estudio valora la precisión que tiene el clínico (Médico Especialista en Endocrinología y Nutrición: MEEN) al realizar el diagnóstico de depresión en pacientes con diabetes mellitus tipo 1 (DM1). Participaron 11 MEEN y 153 pacientes con DM1. El diagnóstico de depresión se realizó mediante la entrevista estructurada SCID-1 y la valoración del clínico. De la muestra inicial se seleccionaron aleatoriamente 50 pacientes (imponiendo la condición de que estuviera compuesta por 25 pacientes con depresión y 25 sin depresión). Los resultados muestran que los clínicos realizaron un mayor porcentaje de diagnósticos negativos (paciente sin depresión) que positivos (paciente con depresión). Un porcentaje considerable de pacientes con depresión no fueron diagnosticados (25%). Parece, pues, necesario dotar a los clínicos de protocolos adecuados para evaluar la presencia de este trastorno en DM1, así como continuar la investigación sobre el proceso diagnóstico para la toma de decisiones clínicas
Accuracy of diagnosis of depression in patients with Type 1 diabetes mellitus. This study assesses the clinical accuracy of physicians (Specialists in Endocrinology and Nutrition: SEN) to make the diagnosis of depression in patients with Type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1). This study involved 11 SEN physicians, and 153 patients with DM1. The diagnosis of depression was performed using the SCID-1 structured interview and clinical assessment. From the initial sample, 50 patients were randomly selected (imposing the condition that it was included 25 patients with depression and 25 without depression). The results show that clinicians performed a higher percentage of negative diagnoses (patients without depression) than positive ones (patients with depression). A significant percentage of patients with depression were not diagnosed (25%). It therefore seems necessary to provide adequate clinical protocols to evaluate the presence of this disorder in DM1, as well as continuing research into the diagnostic process for clinical decision making.
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