Measuring depression outcome with a brief self-report instrument: sensitivity to change of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9).

By B. Löwe, K. Kroenke, Wolfgang Herzog, K. Gräfe. Journal of Affective Disorders, 2004

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Subfields: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Pharmacology, Social Psychology

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In Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

1. B. Löwe
2. K. Kroenke
3. Janet B W Williams
4. Elmar Brähler
5. R. Spitzer
6. K. Gräfe
7. Andreas Hinz
8. R. Kocalevent

In Pharmacology

1. K. Kroenke
2. B. Löwe
3. R. Spitzer
4. Janet B W Williams
5. Elmar Brähler
6. K. Gräfe
7. Andreas Hinz
8. R. Kocalevent

In Social Psychology

1. B. Löwe
2. K. Kroenke
3. Janet B W Williams
4. R. Spitzer
5. Elmar Brähler
6. Andreas Hinz
7. R. Kocalevent
8. K. Gräfe

Citations in the corpus

• Loneliness in the general population: prevalence, determinants and relations to mental health (2017, methodology): “[27], we measured suicidal ideation by the item “In the last 2 weeks, have you had thoughts that you would be better off dead or of hurting yourself in some way?” of the PHQ-9 (PHQ-9; [25, 28]).”
• Detecting and monitoring depression with a two-item questionnaire (PHQ-2). (2005, background): “Another strength of the PHQ-9 is its proven sensitivity to change [11,12].”
• The PHQ-8 as a measure of current depression in the general population. (2009, methodology): “The PHQ-9 is half the length of many depression measures, comparable or superior in operating characteristics, and valid as both a diagnostic and severity measure ( Lowe et al., 2004a; Williams et al., 2002a,b).”
• Detecting depression and mental illness on social media: an integrative review (2017, methodology): “The most commonly used self-reported screening surveys for depression include the PHQ-9 = Patient Health Questionnaire [7], CES-D = Centers for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale Revised [9], BDI = Beck Depression Inventory [10].”
• Associations of hormones and menopausal status with depressed mood in women with no history of depression. (2006, methodology): “Both versions are validated diagnostic assessment procedures to yield DSM-IV diagnoses in primary care research and practice and to detect depression outcome and changes over time.(25) The Patient Health Questionnaire differentiates only major depressive disorder and other depressive disorders in di”
• Mental health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: longitudinal analyses of adults in the UK COVID-19 Mental Health & Wellbeing study (2020, methodology): “Depressive symptoms were assessed via the nine-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9 21 ).”
• Standardization of the depression screener patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9) in the general population. (2013, methodology): “Depression (PHQ-9) Depression was assessed with the PHQ-9 [24].”
• Monitoring Depression Treatment Outcomes With the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (2004, methodology): “The suitability of the PHQ-9 as an interviewer-administered rating scale has been confirmed in a previous study.(17)”
• The Patient Health Questionnaire Somatic, Anxiety, and Depressive Symptom Scales: a systematic review. (2010, background): “Sensitivity to change — an essential characteristic of measures used to monitor response to treatment — has been repeatedly established for the PHQ-9 [26,29,30].”