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The PHQ-9

A New Depression Diagnostic and Severity Measure

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ID23312948
AuthorsKurt Kroenke (0000-0002-0114-4669, Regenstrief Institute), Robert L Spitzer (New York State Psychiatric Institute)
Year2002
Volume32
Issue9
Pages509-515
Publication date2002-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychiatric Annals (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0048-5713 • E-ISSN: 1938-2456
PublisherSLACK, Inc. (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3928/0048-5713-20020901-06
OpenAlexW1985329916
LanguageEN
Citations received828
References cited26

and treatable mental disorders presenting in general medical as well as specialty settings. There are a number of case-finding instruments for detecting depression in primary care, ranging from 2 to 28 items.1,2 Typically these can be scored as continuous measures of depression severity and also have established cutpoints above which the probability of major depression is substantially increased. Scores on these various measures tend to be highly correlated3, with little evidence that one measure is superior to any other.1,2,4

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