作者
Alexandra Martin, Winfried Rief, Antje Klaiberg, Elmar Braehler
发表日期
2006/1/1
期刊
General hospital psychiatry
卷号
28
期号
1
页码范围
71-77
出版商
Elsevier
简介
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to assess the validity of the Patient Health Questionnaire depression module (PHQ-9). It has been subject to studies in medical settings, but its validity as a screening for depression in the general population is unknown.
METHOD
A representative population sample (2066 subjects, 14–93 years) filled in the PHQ-9 for diagnosis [major depressive disorder, other depressive disorder, depression screen-positive (DS+) and depression screen-negative (DS−)] and other measures for distress (GHQ-12), depression (Brief-BDI) and subjective health perception (EuroQOL; SF-36).
RESULTS
A prevalence rate of 9.2% of a current PHQ depressive disorder (major depression 3.8%, subthreshold other depressive disorder 5.4%) was identified. The two depression groups had higher Brief-BDI and GHQ-12 scores, and reported lower health status (EuroQOL) and health-related quality of life …
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