… 9 items, the PHQ depression scale (which we call the PHQ-9… , and consists of the actual 9
criteria upon which the diagnosis … the PHQ-9 in our subjects was the 5-item mental health scale …

… and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth … PHQ-9 using the algorithm scoring
method across a range of validation studies and compared the diagnostic properties of the PHQ-9 …

… The validity of the questionnaire has been assessed against an independent structured
mental health professional interview. PHQ-9 score ≥10 had a sensitivity and a specificity of 88% …

… Depression is one of the most common mental health disorders in community settings and
a major cause of disability. It is projected to be the leading cause of disease burden globally …

… In stark contrast, few studies have validated the PHQ-9 in psychiatric samples. Patients
treated in mental health settings have unique characteristics, including more severe and …

… to summarize the psychometric properties of the PHQ-9 at alternative cutoff points; however,
… performance of the PHQ-9 at the standard cutoff point (given the popularity of the PHQ-9, the …

… a strong association between PHQ-9 depression severity and all convergent variables,
especially with another indicator of depression (Brief-BDI) and with mental health (SF-36). An …

… and linguistic validation of the PHQ-9 in LMICs. In the present study, we conducted a systematic
review of current validation efforts of the PHQ-9 in LMICs. The PHQ-9 was chosen as an …

… Typically, structured interviews are administered either by a mental health professional or
by a lay interviewer supervised by a mental health professional, which makes the measures …

… Participant level data included age, sex, major depression status, current mental health
diagnosis or treatment, and PHQ-9 scores. In two primary studies, multiple recruitment settings …