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A Validation Study of Two Brief Measures of Depression in the Cardiac Population: The DMI-10 and DMI-18

Received October 25, 2004; revised January 25, July 1, 2005; accepted August 9, 2005. From the Black Dog Institute, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia; the School of Psychiatry and School of Psychology, Univ. of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; and the Dept. of Cardiac Services, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia. Address correspondence and reprint requests to Therese Hilton, Research Psychologist, Black Dog Institute, Villa 3, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, 2031 Australia. e-mail: t.hilton{at}unsw.edu.au

The authors report on the psychometric characteristics and clinical efficacy of two versions of a recently developed screening measure of depression (the DMI-18 and DMI-10) in the cardiac population. Patients with acute coronary syndrome or heart failure (N=322) completed the DMI measures, psychosocial questionnaires, and a semistructured clinical interview during the hospital stay. The DMI-18 and DMI-10 measures have adequate psychometric properties, demonstrating high sensitivity and specificity when evaluated against clinical judgment based on a semistructured interview. The DMI-18 and DMI-10 are appropriate for use as screening instruments in cardiac patients.

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