Case finding and screening clinical utility of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9 and PHQ-2) for depression in primary care: A diagnostic meta-analysis of 40 studies

BJPsych Open

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 127-138

  Mitchell, Alex J ^a   Yadegarfar, Motahare ^a   Gill, John ^a,b   Stubbs, Brendon ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

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EID: 85032042767     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20564724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjpo.bp.115.001685     Document Type: Article

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