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Assessing Depression in Primary Care with the PHQ-9: Can It Be Carried Out over the Telephone?
Background: Telephone assessment of depression for research purposes is increasingly being used. The Patient Health Questionnaire 9-item depression module (PHQ-9) is a well-validated, brief ...
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Study Links Depression with High Levels of an Amino Acid
When the mice were subjected to another test meant to induce depressive behaviors, the researchers found that the mice’s behavior correlated with the PHQ-9 scores—and therefore circulating proline ...
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The Link Between Chronic Pain and Depression
The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) is a diagnostic tool that helps identify common mental disorders. The PHQ-9, which is the depression module, assesses each of the 9 DSM-IV criteria on a ...
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How Google is trying to help users struggling with depression
People who search for “depression” on Google will soon ... In a statement, NAMI said that the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) is not intended to “act as a singular tool for diagnosis ...