Comparative validity of inventories and checklists for identifying depressed patients with hidden bipolarity Practice points A high proportion of treatment-resistant depressed patients may be bipolar patients, and clinicians should screen for signs of bipolarity when a patient presents with major depressive disorder. Clinical validity and measures assessing unidimensional constructs should be prioritized over lengthy multidimensional measures.
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