The Danish Depression Database

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Table 1 Review of indicators of quality in treatment in the Danish Depression Database

Indicator		Definition
1	Examination by psychiatrist	Indication of whether the patient’s psychopathological assessment was performed by a specialist in psychiatry within 7 days after admittance to the hospital ward (for inpatients) or within 30 days (for outpatients)
2	Somatically examined	Neurological examination, relevant laboratory tests and other examinations within 2 days (for inpatients) or within 30 days (for outpatients)
3	Assessment by social worker	Assessment of need for acute or longer-term support, such as help with changing housing, financial help to purchase medicine, educational guidance, rehabilitation, and application for disability benefits
4	HAM-D17 assessment (I)	Initial assessment using HAM-D17 within 7 days (for inpatients) or within 30 days (for outpatients)
5	HAM-D17 assessment (II)	Assessment using HAM-D17 at discharge from hospital or at termination of outpatient treatment
6	Suicide risk assessment (I)	Using structured interview at admittance or at start of treatment (outpatients)
7	Suicide risk assessment (II)	Clinician’s assessment of the patient’s risk of suicide when discharge from hospital is planned
8	Psychotherapy	Psychotherapy offered to outpatients <90 days after first visit
9	Contact with relatives	Staff contact with the patient’s relatives during hospitalization or <90 days after first visit for outpatient
10	Psychiatric aftercare	Concrete agreement involving professional support for inpatients after discharge
11	Rehospitalization	Rehospitalization within 30 days after discharge
12	Deceased	Deceased within 30 days after discharge
13	Deceased	Deceased during stay in hospital

Abbreviation: HAM-D17, Hamilton depression scale (17-item version).