The validity of the Patient Health Questionnaire for screening depression in chronic care patients in primary health care in South Africa

BACKGROUND: People with chronic health conditions are known to have a higher prevalence of depressive disorder. The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) is a widely-used screening tool for depression which has not yet been validated for use on chronic care patients in South Africa. METHODS: A sample...

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Autores principales: Bhana, Arvin, Rathod, Sujit D, Selohilwe, One, Kathree, Tasneem, Petersen, Inge
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4446842/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26001915
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-015-0503-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4446842/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26001915
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-015-0503-0

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