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Detection of depression in low resource settings: validation of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and cultural concepts of distress in Nepal

BACKGROUND: Despite recognition of the burden of disease due to mood disorders in low- and middle-income countries, there is a lack of consensus on best practices for detecting depression. Self-report screening tools, such as the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), require modification for low lit...

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Autores principales: Kohrt, Brandon A., Luitel, Nagendra P., Acharya, Prakash, Jordans, Mark J. D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4782581/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26951403
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-016-0768-y