Clinical utility of Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) in memory clinics

International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 188-191

  Hancock, P ^a   Larner, A J ^b  

^a Brooker Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dementia; Depression; Diagnosis; PHQ 9; Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE 9; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 69849113550     PISSN: 13651501     EISSN: 14711788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13651500802684500     Document Type: Article

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