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Validity of the patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9) as a screening tool for depression amongst Nigerian university students

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ID23325774
AuthorsAbiodun Adewuya (0000-0002-7611-6953, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, corresponding author), Abiodun O Adewuya, B Ola (0000-0002-9828-3365, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex), Bola A Ola, Olusegun O Afolabi (Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex)
Year2006
Volume96
Issue1-2
Pages89-93
Publication date2006-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Affective Disorders (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0165-0327 • E-ISSN: 1573-2517
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.jad.2006.05.021
PMID16857265
OpenAlexW2064493761
LanguageEN
Citations received94
References cited17

Beck Depression Inventory · Criterion validity · Depression (economics) · Depressive symptoms · Internal consistency · Major depressive disorder · Major depressive episode · Mini-international neuropsychiatric interview · Mood · Patient Health Questionnaire · Predictive validity · Psychiatry · Psychometrics · Receiver operating characteristic · Cardiac Health and Mental Health · Clinical Psychology · Health and Wellbeing Research · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology

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