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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 5 Agreement analysis between two scales and gold standard diagnosis
| Scale and cutoff value | Positive cases | True positive | False positive | True negative | False negative | Kappa value | P value |
| HAMD-17 ≥ 7 points (optimal cutoff value) | 146 | 99 | 47 | 186 | 13 | 0.632 | < 0.001 |
| PHQ-9 ≥ 5 points | 175 | 102 | 73 | 160 | 10 | 0.521 | < 0.001 |
| PHQ-9 ≥ 7 points (optimal cutoff value) | 137 | 93 | 44 | 189 | 19 | 0.606 | < 0.001 |
| PHQ-9 ≥ 10 points | 107 | 82 | 25 | 208 | 30 | 0.632 | < 0.001 |
- 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
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v16/i9/119271.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.119271