An ultra-brief screening scale for anxiety and depression: the PHQ–4

K Kroenke, RL Spitzer, JBW Williams, B Löwe - Psychosomatics, 2009 - Elsevier
Background The most common mental disorders in both outpatient settings and the general
population are depression and anxiety, which frequently coexist. Both of these disorders are …

Family problems among recently returned military veterans referred for a mental health evaluation.

SL Sayers, VA Farrow, J Ross… - Journal of Clinical …, 2009 - psychiatrist.com
Setting: Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Pa. Participants: 199 military veterans
who served in Iraq or Afghanistan after 2001 and were referred for behavioral health …

Validity/reliability of PHQ-9 and PHQ-2 depression scales among adults living with HIV/AIDS in western Kenya

PO Monahan, E Shacham, M Reece, K Kroenke… - Journal of general …, 2009 - Springer
Background Depression greatly burdens sub-Saharan Africa, especially populations living
with HIV/AIDS, for whom few validated depression scales exist. Patient Health Questionnaire …

[HTML][HTML] Measuring depression in persons with spinal cord injury: a systematic review

CZ Kalpakjian, CH Bombardier, K Schomer… - The journal of spinal …, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods: English-language peer-reviewed citations from MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO,
ProQuest, Google Scholar, and Web of Science from 1980 to present. Two reviewers …

Gender and age differences in domain-specific life satisfaction and the impact of depressive and anxiety symptoms: a general population survey from Germany

I Daig, P Herschbach, A Lehmann, N Knoll… - Quality of Life …, 2009 - Springer
Purpose Determine age and gender differences and interaction effects in domain-specific
life satisfaction in the German population and examine to which degree depressive and …

Life satisfaction, distress, and resiliency across the life span of women

ME Beutel, H Glaesmer, O Decker, S Fischbeck… - Menopause, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Objective: This study aimed to determine (1) the relationship between life satisfaction,
mental disorders, and aging in the female community and (2) to identify the impact of …

Irritable bowel syndrome is strongly associated with generalized anxiety disorder: a community study

S Lee, J Wu, YL Ma, A Tsang, WJ Guo… - Alimentary …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Background No previous study has examined the comorbidity of Irritable Bowel Syndrome
(IBS) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) in a general population using standardized …

Modifiable factors associated with changes in postpartum depressive symptoms

EA Howell, PA Mora, MD DiBonaventura… - Archives of Women's …, 2009 - Springer
Up to 50% of mothers report postpartum depressive symptoms yet providers do a poor job
predicting and preventing their occurrence. Our goal was to identify modifiable factors …

Impact of forced displacement during World War II on the present-day mental health of the elderly: a population-based study

P Kuwert, E Brähler, H Glaesmer… - International …, 2009 - cambridge.org
Background: The effects of traumatization among the elderly is a neglected topic in research
and clinical settings. Forced displacement of civilians is one of the main traumatic features of …

Prevalence, correlates, and predictors of depersonalization experiences in the German general population

M Michal, J Wiltink, C Subic-Wrana… - The Journal of …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
The survey aimed to investigate the prevalence of depersonalization (DP) experiences, its
sociodemographic characteristics and its associations with medical conditions, illness …