This document describes the technical approach used to prepare the Standardized Library of Depression Outcome Measures workbook. For reference, the narrative definitions for the minimum set of outcome measures produced by the Depression Workgroup are included in Appendix A.

Contents

• Preface
• Introduction
• Approach to Representing an Outcome Definition
• Approach to Identifying Overlaps
• Challenges and Lessons Learned
• Appendixes
  • Appendix A. Harmonized Definitions for Depression Outcome Measures
  • Appendix B. Standardized Library of Depression Outcome Measures

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Gliklich RE, Leavy MB, Li F. Standardized Library of Depression Outcome Measures. Research White Paper. (Prepared by L&M Policy Research, LLC under Contract No. 290-2014-00004-C.) AHRQ Publication No. 19(20)-EHC005. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; May 2020. Posted final reports are located on the Effective Health Care Program search page. https://doi.org/10.23970/AHRQEPCLIBRARYDEPRESSION.

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