Widespread misinterpretation of instructions for patients on a health questionnaire highlights the need for more clear patient communication.

November 1, 2010 — The Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9) has "high" sensitivity and "good" specificity for detecting major depression in adolescents in a primary care setting, new research, ...

A new brief report published in JAMA Psychiatry finds that the instructions for the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ), a ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The PHQ-9 was more effective than suicidal ideation screening in identifying patients who would attempt suicide ...

Amy Stewart, chief nursing officer, AAPACN (Photo: Courtesy of AAPACN) Q: Residents have answered “no” to the two PHQ-2 questions. However, their medical records clearly indicate they have depression.

Depression doesn’t have a uniform presentation, but teenage depression assessments can help differentiate between typical adolescent “growing pains” and serious mental health challenges. It’s ...