The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) and GAD-7 offer clinicians concise, self-administered screening and diagnostic tools for mental health disorders, which have been field-tested in office practice. The screeners are quick and user-friendly, ...
A diagnostic meta-analysis of the patient health questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) algorithm scoring method as a screen for depression. Gen Hosp Psychiatry 2015;37:67-75.Manea L, Gilbody S, McMillan D (2015): A diagnostic meta-analysis of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) algorithm scoring...
Because this instrument is based on DSM- IV criteria, those scoring high are often cases with Major Depressive Episode (MDE). Further, it can also be used to assess the severity of depression by identifying from mild to severe cases. However, there is growing evidence that cut-off points ...
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. doi:10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2014.09.009PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 11. Levis B, Benedetti A, Riehm KE, et...
Using the DSM-5 criteria, 11 patients (9.6%) were diagnosed with depressive disorder, 12 patients (10.5%) were diagnosed with adjustment disorder with a depressed mood. Both disorders were combined as a group of post-stroke depression. The Thai PHQ-9 had satisfactory internal consistency (...
This review shows that, if the algorithm scoring method is used, the PHQ-9 has a low sensitivity for detecting MDD. This could be due to the rating scale categories of the measure, higher specificity or other factors that warrant further research. The summed-item score method at proposed cut...
If employed as a clinical screening tool to identify depressed patients, a lower cut-off would ensure that no cases are missed, although expert assessments would reveal that many patients scoring above this threshold are not depressed. If used in research with the aim of selecting patients highly...
The objectives were to determine the criterion validity and reliability of the Thai PHQ-9 in screening for post-stroke depression by comparing its results with those of a psychiatric interview as the gold standard. First-ever stroke patients aged ≥45 years with a stroke duration 2 weeks–...
Approximately one hour was spent for the total interview and each household was reimbursed with small gifts such as kitchen utensils (equivalent to about USD $2). Since the first two items of the PHQ-9 were extracted to comprise the PHQ-2, we only administered the PHQ...
The PHQ-9 seems to be similarly sensitive but may be less specific for younger patients than for older patients; a cut-off score of 10 or above can be used regardless of age.. Conclusions PHQ-9 sensitivity compared with semistructured diagnostic interviews was greater than in previous ...