Validation and Utility of a Self-report Version of PRIME-MD<SUBTITLE>The PHQ Primary Care Study</SUBTITLE>

Abstract

Our study suggests that the PHQ has diagnostic validity comparable to the original clinician-administered PRIME-MD, and is more efficient to use.

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MedicineMedical diagnosisMental healthReferralPatient Health QuestionnairePrimary careHealth careFamily medicinePsychiatryCognition

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Year: 1999
Type: article
Volume: 282
Issue: 18
Pages: 1737-1737
Citations: 9446
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                                    Robert L. Spitzer
                                
                            (1999). 
                            Validation and Utility of a Self-report Version of PRIME-MD&lt;SUBTITLE&gt;The PHQ Primary Care Study&lt;/SUBTITLE&gt;. 
                            JAMA
                            , 282
                            (18)
                            , 1737-1737.
                            https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.282.18.1737

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DOI: 10.1001/jama.282.18.1737