Validity of the PHQ-9 and PHQ-2 to screen for depression in nationwide primary care population in Latvia

Validity of the PHQ-9 and PHQ-2 to screen for depression in nationwide primary care population in Latvia

Abstract Background Depression is highly underdiagnosed in primary care settings in Latvia. Screening for depression in primary care is potentially an efficient way to find undetected case s and improve diagnostics. We aimed to validate both a nine-item and two-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ...

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Main Authors: Elmars Rancans, Marcis Trapencieris, Rolands Ivanovs, Jelena Vrublevska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Annals of General Psychiatry
Subjects:
Depression
Primary care
General practitioners
Validation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12991-018-0203-5

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