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Sequential screening for depression in humanitarian emergencies: a validation study of the Patient Health Questionnaire among Syrian refugees

BACKGROUND: Despite the need for mental health surveillance in humanitarian emergencies, there is a lack of validated instruments. This study evaluated a sequential screening process for major depressive disorder (MDD) using the two- and eight-item Patient Health Questionnaires (PHQ-2 and PHQ-8, res...

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Autores principales: Poole, Danielle N., Liao, Shirley, Larson, Elysia, Hedt-Gauthier, Bethany, Raymond, Nathaniel A., Bärnighausen, Till, Smith Fawzi, Mary C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6998825/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32042301
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12991-020-0259-x