Association of depression symptom severity with short-term risk of an initial hospital encounter in adults with major depressive disorder

Association of depression symptom severity with short-term risk of an initial hospital encounter in adults with major depressive disorder

Abstract Background Despite the availability of pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment options, depression continues to be one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. This study evaluated whether depression symptom severity, as measured by PHQ-9 score, of patients diagnosed with MDD is...

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Main Authors: Jennifer Voelker, Kun Wang, Wenze Tang, Jinghua He, Ella Daly, Christopher D. Pericone, John J. Sheehan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
Major depressive disorder
Depression symptom severity
PHQ-9 assessment
Healthcare resource utilization
Hospital encounter
Natural language processing
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-021-03258-3

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-021-03258-3

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