Brazilian version of the Neurological Disorders Depression Inventory for Epilepsy (NDDI-E)

Abstract

The Brazilian-Portuguese version of NDDI-E can be used as a practical screening tool to improve recognition of depression in Brazilian people with epilepsy.

A critical and descriptive approach to interictal behavior with the Neurobehavior Inventory (NBI)

“…Circumstantiality and obsessionalism are characteristics observed in some patients without epilepsy in a mood disorders clinic [28], and we could hypothesize that bidirectional mechanisms increase the vulnerability to mood disorders and viscosity, especially in TLE. Some of these symptoms may be better described by standard psychiatric evaluation, including assessment with instruments as the BDI, Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, or even specific mood instruments such as the Interictal Dysphoric Disorder Inventory [29][30][31] or the Neurological Disorders Depression Inventory for Epilepsy [32,33]. Thus, an alternative explanation for so many traits in BFI and NBI is that some of these traits are 'artifacts' of underecognized and undertreated depression and anxiety in TLE.…”

Screening for major depressive episodes in Japanese patients with epilepsy: Validation and translation of the Japanese version of Neurological Disorders Depression Inventory for Epilepsy (NDDI-E)

“…Its use in busy clinical settings in the United States has been shown to facilitate the management of depression in such patients [12]. Recently, a Brazilian version of the NDDI-E was developed and reported to be an effective tool for screening depression in Brazilian individuals with epilepsy [13]. The present study describes the validation and translation into Japanese of the NDDI-E English version and its sensitivity and specificity for identifying depression in Japanese individuals with epilepsy.…”

Inventário de Depressão de Beck (BDI) e Escala de Avaliação de Depressão de Hamilton (HAM-D) em pacientes com epilepsia

“…No entanto, o fato de a HAM-D ser examinador-dependente pode limitar seu uso na prática clínica. Nesse contexto, é oportuno destacar a recente validação para o português de um instrumento de triagem da depressão na epilepsia, o Inventário de Depressão em Transtornos Neurológicos para a Epilepsia (IDTN-E) 8 . Esse instrumento foi desenvolvido especificamente para a depressão na epilepsia e leva apenas 3 minutos 9,10 , podendo ser útil na triagem de depressão na qual não se tenha disponível um profissional capacitado na aplicação da HAM-D ou caso o paciente apresente dificuldades no preenchimento do BDI.…”

“…Estudos prévios foram realizados com esses e outros instrumentos de avaliação psicopatológica 3,6,8,11 . Por exemplo, Botega et .…”