The Four-Item Patient Health Questionnaire for Anxiety and Depression: A Validation Study in Infertile Patients

Background: The most common mental disorders in infertile patients are depression and anxiety. The four-itemPatient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4) is a widely used tool that consists of the PHQ-2 depression and GeneralizedAnxiety Disorder-2 (GAD-2) scales. Given that PHQ-4 has not been validated in...

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Main Authors: Azadeh Ghaheri, Reza Omani-Samani, Mahdi Sepidarkish, Mostafa Hosseini, Saman Maroufizadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Royan Institute (ACECR), Tehran 2020-10-01
Series:International Journal of Fertility and Sterility
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Online Access:http://www.ijfs.ir/article_46220_299a5ac8a52554f85df2899513270db8.pdf