Screening for depression in primary care with Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9): A systematic review

Costantini, Luigi; Pasquarella, Cesira; Odone, Anna; Colucci, Maria Eugenia; Costanza, Alessandra; Serafini, Gianluca; Aguglia, Andrea; Murri, Martino Belvederi; Brakoulias, Vlasios; Amore, Mario; Ghaemi, S. Nassir; Amerio, Andrea

doi:10.1016/j.jad.2020.09.131

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Screening for depression in primary care with Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9): A systematic review

ContributorsCostantini, Luigi; Pasquarella, Cesira; Odone, Anna; Colucci, Maria Eugenia; Costanza, Alessandra

; Serafini, Gianluca; Aguglia, Andrea; Murri, Martino Belvederi; Brakoulias, Vlasios; Amore, Mario; Ghaemi, S. Nassir; Amerio, Andrea

Published inJournal of Affective Disorders, vol. 279, p. 473-483

Publication date2021

Abstract

Background: Depression is a leading cause of disability. International guidelines recommend screening for depression and the Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9) has been identified as the most reliable screening tool. We reviewed the evidence for using it within the primary care setting.

Keywords

PHQ-9
Depression
Primary care
Screening

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de psychiatrie

Research groups

Médecine psychosomatique, neurosciences cliniques et mindfulness (690)

Citation (ISO format)

COSTANTINI, Luigi et al. Screening for depression in primary care with Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9): A systematic review. In: Journal of Affective Disorders, 2021, vol. 279, p. 473–483. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.09.131

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PID : unige:154802
DOI : 10.1016/j.jad.2020.09.131
PMID : 33126078

Additional URL for this publicationhttps://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0165032720328287

Journal ISSN0165-0327

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Screening for depression in primary care with Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9): A systematic review

Background: Depression is a leading cause of disability. International guidelines recommend screening for depression and the Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9) has been identified as the most reliable screening tool. We reviewed the evidence for using it within the primary care setting.

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