Medscape

Assessing Depression in Primary Care with the PHQ-9: Can It Be Carried Out over the Telephone?

Background: Telephone assessment of depression for research purposes is increasingly being used. The Patient Health Questionnaire 9-item depression module (PHQ-9) is a well-validated, brief, ...
Healio

Common depression screening tool 'better than expected' for identifying suicidal ideation

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The PHQ-9 was more effective than suicidal ideation screening in identifying patients who would attempt suicide ...
Psychology Today

9 Questions to Ask When Screening for Depression

Have you experienced any depressive symptoms over the past two weeks? Do you think you could be suffering from clinical depression? If so, you might want to consider filling out a brief Patient Health ...
Healio

PHQ-9 may offer effective depression screening in patients with neurological disorders

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 appeared reliable and ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Screening for Depression and Suicidality in a VA Primary Care Setting: 2 Items Are Better ...

Objective: To evaluate the psychometric properties of a singleitemdepression screen against validated scoring algorithms for thePatient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) and the utility of these algorithmsin ...