The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) as a tool to screen for depression in people with multiple sclerosis: a cross-sectional validation study

The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) as a tool to screen for depression in people with multiple sclerosis: a cross-sectional validation study

Abstract Background: Depression has a point prevalence of 25% and lifetime prevalence of 50% in people with multiple sclerosis (pwMS). Due to accessibility and brevity, the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) may be a useful tool in clinical practice for screening and monitoring of depressiv...

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Main Authors: Emily Beswick, Suzanne Quigley, Pamela Macdonald, Sarah Patrick, Shuna Colville, Siddharthan Chandran, Peter Connick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-11-01
Series:BMC Psychology
Subjects:
Multiple sclerosis
Depression
Screening
Validity
Reliability
Responsiveness
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-022-00949-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-022-00949-8

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