Nordic journal of psychiatry
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Screening of depression has been recommended in primary care and Beck's 21-item Depression Inventory (BDI-21) is a commonly used tool for screening. Depression has been shown to be frequently accompanied by comorbidities. ⋯ This study suggests that most of the primary care patients with increased depressive symptoms have a psychiatric disorder. Although depression is the most common diagnosis, there are several other concurrent psychiatric comorbidities. Therefore, diagnostic assessment of primary care patients with a screening score over 9 in the BDI-21 should be reconsidered.