TY - JOUR T1 - Short screening tools for depression JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 412 LP - 413 VL - 57 IS - 538 AU - Felicity Goodyear-Smith AU - Bruce Arroll Y1 - 2007/05/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/57/538/412.5.abstract N2 - We read with interest the recently published paper on pooled analysis of ultra-short screening tools for depression.1 In our view the issue of importance is the validity rather than the accuracy of the short screening test. A high false-positive rate is not as important an issue in initial screening for depression as it … ER -