The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 for detection of major depressive disorder in primary care: consequences of current thresholds in a crosssectional study

The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 for detection of major depressive disorder in primary care: consequences of current thresholds in a crosssectional study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>There is a need for brief instruments to ascertain the diagnosis of major depressive disorder. In this study, we present the reliability, construct validity and accuracy of the PHQ-9 and PHQ-2 to detect major depressive disorder in p...

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Main Authors: van Wezep Manja J, Nazareth Irwin, King Michael, Vergouwe Yvonne, Zuithoff Nicolaas PA, Moons Karel GM, Geerlings Mirjam I
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-12-01
Series:BMC Family Practice
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2296/11/98

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