USE OF NONSOMATIC SYMPTOMS TO DIFFERENTIATE CLINICALLY DEPRESSED AND NONDEPRESSED HOSPITALIZED-PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC MEDICAL ILLNESSES

The differential sensitivity of the Depression subscale scores of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the Cognitive-Affective subs cale scores of the revised Beck Depression Inventory were compared for 21 chronic medically ill hospitalized patients with DSM-III - R unipo lar depressive disorders and 54 hospitalized medically ill patients wi thout a comorbid psychiatric disorder. Both subscales significantly di fferentiated these two types of patients beyond the .001 level and yie lded comparable effect sizes. The Cognitive-Affective subscale detecte d clinical depression as well as a specialized self-report measure.