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Validation of the PHQ-9 as a screening instrument for depression in diabetes patients in specialized outpatient clinics

BACKGROUND: For the treatment of depression in diabetes patients, it is important that depression is recognized at an early stage. A screening method for depression is the patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9). The aim of this study is to validate the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) as a...

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Autores principales: van Steenbergen-Weijenburg, Kirsten M, de Vroege, Lars, Ploeger, Robert R, Brals, Jan W, Vloedbeld, Martijn G, Veneman, Thiemo F, Hakkaart-van Roijen, Leona, Rutten, Frans FH, Beekman, Aartjan TF, van der Feltz-Cornelis, Christina M
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2927590/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20704720
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-10-235