The PHQ-9 is a clinically-validated screening tool that healthcare providers use to screen for depression, and also to diagnose and monitor the severity of the condition. The PHQ-9 is similar to the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), but where the EPDS is designed to screen pregnant...
Postpartum Depression Screening at Well-Child Visits: Validity of a 2-Question Screen and the PHQ-9 PURPOSE: Postpartum depression affects up to 22% of women who have recently given birth. Most mothers are not screened for this condition, and an ideal scr... D Gjerdingen,S Crow,McGovern...
RESEARCH ARTICLE PHQ-9 and PHQ-2 for Screening Depression in Chinese Rural Elderly Zi-wei Liu, Yu Yu, Mi Hu, Hui-ming Liu, Liang Zhou, Shui-yuan Xiao* Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Chang...
A diagnostic meta-analysis of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) algorithm scoring method as a screen for depression. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2015;37(1):67-75.Manea L, Gilbody S, McMillan D. A diagnostic meta-analysis of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) algorithm scoring ...
Levis B, Benedetti A, Thombs BD; DEPRESsion Screening Data (DEPRESSD) Collaboration. Accuracy of Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) for screening to detect major depression. BMJ. 2019;365:l1476. doi:10.1136/bmj.l1476PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 21. American Psychiatric Asso...
The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) is another established and frequently used instrument to assess MDS in clinical and population-based studies. Although it is also based on the DSM-IV criteria of major depression, the PHQ-9 has been specifically developed as a screening instrument for ...
Validity of the patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9) as a screening tool for depression amongst Nigerian university students The common self-rated depression scales are lengthy, old and do not reflect the current diagnostic classifications criteria of depressive disorders. This s... AO Adewuya,BA ...
A diagnostic meta-analysis of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) algorithm scoring method as a screen for depression Background The depression module of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) is a widely used depression screening instrument in nonpsychiatric settings... L Manea,S Gil...
STABLE RESOURCE TOOLKIT The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) - Overview The PHQ-9 is a multipurpose instrument for screening, diagnosing, monitoring and measuring the severity of depression: n The PHQ-9 incorporates DSM-IV depression diagnostic criteria with other leading major depressive symptoms...
The PHQ-9 is suitable for individuals aged 18 and above, regardless of whether there are suspicions of depression symptoms. It can be used for initial screening, symptom assessment, and treatment tracking. The scoring sheet includes nine questions, and each question has four answer options (0-3...