Diagnosing depression in primary care using self-completed instruments: UK validation of PHQ-9 and CORE-OM

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 57, Issue 541, 2007, Pages 650-652

  Gilbody, Simon ^a   Richards, David ^a   Barkham, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b Psychological Therapies Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression; Diagnosis; Primary care; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34547793088     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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