The PHQ-9: Validity of a brief depression severity measure

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 606-613

  Kroenke, Kurt ^a   Spitzer, Robert L ^b   Williams, Janet B W ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Diagnosis; Health status; Psychological tests; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENTAL HEALTH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0034853189     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2001.016009606.x     Document Type: Article

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