Screening for depression in primary care with Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9): A systematic review

Luigi Costantini; Cesira Pasquarella; Anna Odone; Maria Eugenia Colucci; Alessandra Costanza; Gianluca Serafini; Andrea Aguglia; Martino Belvederi Murri; Vlasios Brakoulias; Mario Amore; S Nassir Ghaemi; Andrea Amerio

doi:10.1016/j.jad.2020.09.131

Screening for depression in primary care with Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)

A systematic review

Bibliographic Data

ID	23339148
Authors	Luigi Costantini (0000-0002-3338-3963), Cesira Pasquarella (0000-0001-7579-4827), Anna Odone (0000-0002-5657-9774), Maria Eugenia Colucci (0000-0003-4971-594X), Alessandra Costanza (0000-0001-6387-6462), Gianluca Serafini (0000-0002-6631-856X), Andrea Aguglia (0000-0002-2003-2101), Martino Belvederi Murri (0000-0002-7262-3528), Vlasios Brakoulias (0000-0002-4188-4370), Mario Amore (0000-0003-2927-2192), S Nassir Ghaemi (0000-0001-9259-0885), Andrea Amerio (0000-0002-3439-340X)
Year	2021
Volume	279
Pages	473-483
Publication date	2021-01-01
Peer Reviewed	Yes
Open Access	Yes
Type	ARTICLE
Venue	Journal of Affective Disorders (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiers	ISSN: 0165-0327 • E-ISSN: 1573-2517
Publisher	Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI	10.1016/j.jad.2020.09.131
Language	EN
Citations received	90
References cited	46

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