Screening male prisoners for depression and anxiety with the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 at NHS Healthcheck: patterns of symptoms and caseness threshold

Screening male prisoners for depression and anxiety with the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 at NHS Healthcheck: patterns of symptoms and caseness threshold

Abstract Background Screening for depression and anxiety disorders has been proposed in prison populations but little is known about caseness thresholds on commonly used self-report measures in relation to core symptoms, risk factors and symptom patterns. Method A cross-sectional prevalence survey m...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth Butcher, Christopher Packham, Marie Williams, Joanne Miksza, Adarsh Kaul, Kamlesh Khunti, Richard Morriss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
Depression disorders
Anxiety disorders
Prison
Screening
Cardiovascular health
Cluster analysis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-021-03453-2

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