Psychometric comparison of PHQ-9 and HADS for measuring depression severity in primary care

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 58, Issue 546, 2008, Pages 32-36

  Cameron, Isobel M ^a   Crawford, John R ^a   Lawton, Kenneth ^a   Reid, Ian C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression; Measurement; Primary care; Severity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEPRESSION; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE 9; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY;

ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 37849040533     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp08X263794     Document Type: Article

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