Classification characteristics of the Patient Health Questionnaire-15 for screening somatoform disorders in a primary care setting

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 142-147

  Körber, Stephanie ^a   Frieser, Dirk ^a   Steinbrecher, Natalie ^a   Hiller, Wolfgang ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Medically unexplained symptoms; Primary care; Screening; Somatoform disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE 15; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOMATOFORM DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051700257     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2011.01.006     Document Type: Article

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