Screening for major and minor depression in a multiethnic sample of Asian primary care patients: A comparison of the nine-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and the 16-item Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology - Self-Report (QIDS-SR16)

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 249-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon Cohan Sung ◽  
Charity Cheng Hong Low ◽  
Daniel Shuen Sheng Fung ◽  
Yiong Huak Chan
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Depressive Symptomatology ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Patient Health Questionnaire ◽  
Minor Depression ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Patient Health ◽  
Primary Care Patients ◽  
Multiethnic Sample

Validation of Patient Health Questionnaire for depression screening among primary care patients in Taiwan

2011 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 96-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shen-Ing Liu ◽  
Zai-Ting Yeh ◽  
Hui-Chun Huang ◽  
Fang-Ju Sun ◽  
Jin-Jin Tjung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Depression Screening ◽  
Patient Health Questionnaire ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Patient Health ◽  
Primary Care Patients

Screening for Somatization and Depression in Saudi Arabia: A Validation Study of the Phq in Primary Care

2002 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Becker ◽  
Khalid Al Zaid ◽  
Eiad Al Faris
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Saudi Arabian ◽  
Patient Health Questionnaire ◽  
Saudi Population ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Patient Health ◽  
Primary Care Patients

Objectives: Somatization, the tendency to seek treatment for medically unexplained physical symptoms, is an important issue in primary care practice. This study examines the somatoform, depression, and anxiety modules of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ), a screening instrument for the identification of somatoform and other mental disorders. We also utilized the PHQ to measure the prevalence of somatization and co-morbid depression in Saudi Arabian primary care patients. Methods: This is a cross sectional study of 431 male and female Saudi Arabian primary care patients with a two stage design for purposes of validation of the somatoform, depression and anxiety modules of the PHQ. The self administered Patient Health Questionnaire was given to 431 primary care patients and, of this group, the first, consecutive 173 patients (40 percent) were interviewed by mental health professionals using the Structured Clinical Interview (SCID-R) as the criterion standard for validation of the PHQ in the Saudi population. The PHQ was then used to measure the prevalence of somatization and depression in the remaining 258 patients. Results: The somatoform and depression modules of the PHQ were found to be valid in a Saudi population using the criterion standard of SCID based psychiatric interviews. Agreement between the PHQ and psychiatric interviews was (κ = .65) for both somatoform disorders and depression but the anxiety module was weak in terms of sensitivity (.37) and agreement with the criterion standard (k = .37). Clinically significant rates of somatization (19.3 percent) and depression (20 percent) were identified in this population. Conclusions: The prevalence of somatization and co-morbid depression in a primary care population in Saudi Arabia is similar to published rates in the U.S. and worldwide. It is possible to screen primary care patients for mental disorders in international settings and the PHQ is a valid instrument for that purpose.

scholarly journals Online Mental Health Assessments of COVID-19 Patients in South Korea

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jung Hyun Lee ◽  
Dayoung Lee ◽  
Soyoen Hyun ◽  
Ji Sun Hong ◽  
Chang-Hoon Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Patient Health Questionnaire ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Patient Health ◽  
Post Traumatic

Experiences of infectious diseases cause stressful and traumatic life events, hence, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients could suffer from various mental health problems requiring psychological support services. This study investigates the severity of mental health problems among confirmed COVID-19 patients. From March to November 2020, we collected the data from 118 COVID-19 patients who voluntarily participated in the National Center for Disaster Trauma's online mental health assessment consisting of self-report scales like Primary Care of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder screen (PC-PTSD), Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Patient Health Questionnaire-15 (PHQ-15), and P4 Suicidality Screener. For control, 116 other disaster-experienced and 386 non-COVID-19-experienced participants were recruited. The COVID-19 patients showed more severe symptoms including post-traumatic symptoms, depression, anxiety, and somatic symptoms than control groups across all four screening scales (p < 0.001). Regarding high-risk, COVID-19 patients had an increased association with high-risk compared to the comparison groups (PC-PTSD: OR = 24.16, 95% CI = 13.52–43.16 p < 0.001; PHQ-9: OR = 14.45, 95% CI = 8.29–25.19, p < 0.001; GAD-7: OR=20.71, 95% CI = 10.74–39.96, p < 0.001; PHQ-15: OR = 5.65, 95% CI = 3.44–9.25, p < 0.001; P4: OR = 14.67, 95% CI = 8.95–25.07, p < 0.001). This study's results imply that there is a high-risk of overall mental health problems, especially stronger associations of post-traumatic stress symptoms, in COVID-19 patients. These findings help inform practitioners about the psychological responses to COVID-19 experiences and to prepare appropriate interventions and services for the incremental number of confirmed cases.

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