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World J Psychiatry. Sep 19, 2026; 16(9): 119271
Published online Sep 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.119271
Published online Sep 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.119271
Table 4 Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis results of two scales
| Scale | AUC | 95%CI | Optimal cutoff (points) | Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) | PPV (%) | NPV (%) | +LR | -LR | Youden Index |
| HAMD-17 | 0.891 | 0.854-0.928 | 7 | 88.39 | 79.83 | 67.81 | 93.47 | 4.38 | 0.15 | 0.682 |
| PHQ-9 | 0.867 | 0.826-0.908 | 7 | 83.04 | 81.12 | 67.88 | 90.87 | 4.4 | 0.21 | 0.642 |
- Citation: Ma J, Gao HQ, Fan XP, Jian S, Zhao HL, He WL. Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale for detecting post-stroke depression in cerebral infarction. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(9): 119271
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.119271