Limitations of the patient health questionnaire in identifying anxiety and depression in community mental health: Many cases are undetected

Research on Social Work Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 625-631

  Eack, Shaun M ^a   Greeno, Catherine G ^a   Lee, Bong Jae ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Community mental health; Depression; Diagnosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749849432     PISSN: 10497315     EISSN: 15527581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049731506291582     Document Type: Article

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