Adaptation of the patient health questionnaire-8 as a self-rated suicide risk screening instrument among the family caregivers of Nigerian patients with depressive disorders

Background: The assessment of suicide risk has been neglected among the family caregivers (FCs) of patients with depressive disorders. Objectives: The objective was to examine the validity, reliability, and suicide risk screening characteristics of the PHQ-8 in a sample of Nigerian FCs of patients w...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Olutayo Aloba, Olayinka Ajao, Tolulope Aloba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.indjsp.org/article.asp?issn=0971-9962;year=2018;volume=34;issue=3;spage=219;epage=224;aulast=Aloba