DEPRESSD Webinar - Addressing overestimation of prevalence based on self-report questionnaires: Are there cost-effective alternatives?

The DEPRESSD Team is planning to host a series of webinars for project collaborators and other interested researchers and clinicians.

The first webinar will cover the topic: Addressing overestimation of prevalence based on self-report questionnaires: Are there cost-effective alternatives?

The presentation will:

1. demonstrate why using screening questionnaires to estimate prevalence can overestimate prevalence and blur distinctions between low- and high-prevalence populations
2. discuss possible strategies for generating prevalence estimates
3. describe how a two-stage estimation method that combines screening questionnaires and diagnostic interviews can reduce resource requirements and generate valid prevalence estimates for depression

PRESENTERS: Dipika Neupane and Brooke Levis WHEN: 16 June 2021 12:00-1:00 pm EST

HOW TO JOIN: No need to register; simply click on the following link and enter the passcode: Join Zoom Meeting https://mcgill.zoom.us/j/84496607495?pwd=STN5Q21zSW1KQ3dvNjhEcmp3WUJrZz09 Meeting ID: 844 9660 7495 Passcode: 20210616

The webinar will last 1 hour, including a live question and answer period. Feel free to forward this email along with the flyer (attached) to your colleagues or friends who might be interested in this topic.