Use of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) in Practice: Interactions between patients and physicians [PDF]
We analyze the use of nine-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), an instrument that is widely used in diagnosing and determining the severity of depression.
McCabe, R. +7 more
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Validating the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) for screening of depression in Tanzania. [PDF]
Major depression has a significant impact on years lived with disability (YLD) globally. In resource-limited countries, depression may accompany daily challenges of economic security that people face, hence there is a critical need to develop depression screening tools at primary levels of health care.
Smith Fawzi MC +6 more
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Review of the psychometric properties of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) Spanish version in a sample of Puerto Rican workers. [PDF]
BackgroundThis study aimed to examine the internal structure and assess the psychometric properties of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) in a Puerto Rican sample of workers. This instrument is a nine-item questionnaire, which was conceptualized as a unidimensional structure; however, there are mixed results regarding this internal structure ...
Rosario-Hernández E +3 more
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Changes in patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9) scores in adults with medical authorization for cannabis [PDF]
Background Legal access to medical cannabis is increasing world-wide. Despite this, there is a lack of evidence surrounding its efficacy on mental health outcomes, particularly, on depression. This study assesses the effect of medical cannabis on Patient
Jessica M. Round +5 more
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Within Clinic Reliability and Usability of a Voice-Based Amazon Alexa Administration of the Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ 9). [PDF]
Over the last two decades, metric-based instruments have garnered popularity in mental health. Self-administered surveys, such as the Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ 9), have been leveraged to inform treatment practice of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).
Beaman J +3 more
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Validation of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) for Detecting Depression Among Pregnant Women in Lima, Peru. [PDF]
Depression during pregnancy is linked to adverse perinatal and offspring outcomes. The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) has been validated for identifying depression in pregnant women in limited cultural contexts. Construct validity and reliability have been assessed in Lima, Peru, but criterion validity has not.
Smith ML +4 more
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Validation of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and PHQ-2 in patients with migraine. [PDF]
Psychiatric problems have been commonly reported in patients with migraine. This study investigated the reliability and validity of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-2) in patients with migraine.Patients with migraine (with or without aura) were consecutively recruited from our headache clinic.
Seo JG, Park SP.
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Psychometric Validation of the Kazakh Version of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). [PDF]
Background: Depression is a major global health burden, requiring culturally appropriate assessment instruments, but no validated Kazakh-language version of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) is available.
Seksenbayev N +10 more
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Validation of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) for depression screening in adults with epilepsy. [PDF]
This study aimed to assess the accuracy and operating characteristics of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) for depression screening in adults with epilepsy.Tertiary epilepsy center patients served as the study population, with 237 agreeing to structured interview using the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI), a "gold standard"
Rathore JS +8 more
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Accuracy of Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) for screening to detect major depression: individual participant data meta-analysis. [PDF]
Abstract Objective To determine the accuracy of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) for screening to detect major depression. Design Individual participant data meta-analysis. Data sources Medline, Medline In-Process and
Levis B +3 more
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