Development of a Computerized Adaptive Test for Depression
Robert D. Gibbons·David J. Kupfer·David J. Weiss·Paul A. Pilkonis·Tara L. Moore·Ellen Frank·Jong Bae Kim
CONTEXT Unlike other areas of medicine, psychiatry is almost entirely dependent on patient report to assess the presence and severity of disease; therefore, it is particularly crucial that we find both more accurate and efficient means of obtaining that report. OBJECTIVE To develop a computerized adaptive test (CAT) for depression, called the Computerized Adaptive Test-Depression Inventory (CAT-DI), that decreases patient and clinician burden and increases measurement precision. DESIGN Case-cont