Validity and reliability of Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and Patient Health Questionnaire-2 to screen for depression among college students in China

Abstract

The PHQ-9 and the PHQ-2 are valid and reliable tools to screen depression in Chinese college students. For screening purposes, cutoff scores of 11 and 3 are recommended for PHQ-9 and PHQ-2, respectively.

Keywords

Patient Health QuestionnaireReceiver operating characteristicCutoffMedicineBeck Depression InventoryConfidence intervalConcurrent validityReliability (semiconductor)Depression (economics)PsychometricsClinical psychologyPhysical therapyPsychiatryInternal consistencyInternal medicineDepressive symptomsAnxiety

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Year: 2013
Type: article
Volume: 5
Issue: 4
Pages: 268-275
Citations: 420
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                                    Yingli Zhang, 
                                
                                    Wei Liang, 
                                
                                    Chen Zuo-ming
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2013). 
                            Validity and reliability of Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and Patient Health Questionnaire-2 to screen for depression among college students in China. 
                            Asia-Pacific Psychiatry
                            , 5
                            (4)
                            , 268-275.
                            https://doi.org/10.1111/appy.12103
                        

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DOI: 10.1111/appy.12103