Table 2

Pre- and post-test probabilities of depression by result of GP-administered and self-administered depression screening.

GP-administered depression screeningSelf-administered depression screening
Pre-test Probabilty (%)Post-test probability if screened positive (%)Post-test probability if screened negative (%)Post-test probability if screened positive (%)Post-test probability if screened negative (%)
Severe depression8/4232/785/2938/2150/205
(1.9)(2.6)(1.7)(3.7)(0)
Moderate/severe depression57/42321/7832/29353/2154/205
(13.5)(26.9)(10.9)(24.7)(2.0)
Mild/moderate/severe depression150/42345/7892/293122/21527/205
(35.5)(57.7)(31.4)(56.7)(13.2)
No depression273/42333/78201/29393/215178/205
(64.5)(42.3)(68.6)(43.3)(86.8)
  • Numbers not equal to 428 as per Table 1 because of missing data.