Can we effectively use the two-item PHQ-2 to screen for postpartum depression?

Family Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 698-703

  Chae, Sung Y ^a   Chae, Mark H ^b   Tyndall, Alina ^c   Ramirez, Maria Rochelle ^d   Winter, Robin O ^a  

^a University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^c East Orange General Hospital   (United States)

^d Multicare Spanaway Clinic and Urgent Care   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTNATAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOMETRY; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; POSTNATAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84869127632     PISSN: 07423225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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