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Case finding and screening clinical utility of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9 and PHQ-2) for depression in primary care: a diagnostic meta-analysis of 40 studies

BACKGROUND: The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) is the most commonly used measure to screen for depression in primary care but there is still lack of clarity about its accuracy and optimal scoring method. AIMS: To determine via meta-analysis the diagnostic accuracy of the PHQ-9-linear, PHQ-9-algo...

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Autores principales: Mitchell, Alex J., Yadegarfar, Motahare, Gill, John, Stubbs, Brendon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4995584/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27703765
http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjpo.bp.115.001685