Accuracy of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 for screening to detect major depression: updated systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis

ZF Negeri, B Levis, Y Sun, C He, A Krishnan, Y Wu… - bmj, 2021 - bmj.com
Objective To update a previous individual participant data meta-analysis and determine the
accuracy of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), the most commonly used …

Prevalence of depressive symptoms and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder among newly arrived refugees and asylum seekers in Germany: systematic …

A Hoell, E Kourmpeli, HJ Salize, A Heinz, F Padberg… - BJPsych …, 2021 - cambridge.org
BackgroundIn total numbers, Germany has faced the largest number of refugees and asylum
seekers (RAS) in Europe in the past decade. Although a considerable proportion have …

The emotional and mental health impact of the murder of George Floyd on the US population

JC Eichstaedt, GT Sherman, S Giorgi… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, an unarmed Black American male, was killed by a White
police officer. Footage of the murder was widely shared. We examined the psychological …

Depression and suicide risk screening: updated evidence report and systematic review for the US preventive services task force

EA O'Connor, LA Perdue, EL Coppola, ML Henninger… - JAMA, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Depression is common and associated with substantial burden. Suicide rates
have increased over the past decade, and both suicide attempts and deaths have …

Mental health outcomes and quality of life of Ukrainian refugees in Germany

J Buchcik, V Kovach, A Adedeji - Health and quality of life outcomes, 2023 - Springer
The war in Ukraine has generated an increase in the number of refugees. As one of the top
recipients of refugees, Germany has introduced policies to ease the integration of …

Structural stigma and sexual minority men's depression and suicidality: A multilevel examination of mechanisms and mobility across 48 countries.

JE Pachankis, ML Hatzenbuehler… - Journal of Abnormal …, 2021 - psycnet.apa.org
Sexual minority men are at greater risk of depression and suicidality than heterosexuals.
Stigma, the most frequently hypothesized risk factor for this disparity, operates across …

The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 vs. the Hamilton Rating Scale for depression in assessing major depressive disorder

S Ma, J Yang, B Yang, L Kang, P Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: The Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAMD-17) has been used for
several decades to assess the severity of depression. Multiple studies have documented …

The effect of social interaction quantity and quality on depressed mood and loneliness: A daily diary study

AM Kuczynski, MA Halvorson… - Journal of Social and …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Concerns about the possible effects of social distancing during the COVID-19
pandemic highlighted several gaps in our knowledge about the association between social …

Psychosocial impact of COVID-19 pandemic on patients with end-stage kidney disease on hemodialysis

J Lee, J Steel, ME Roumelioti, S Erickson… - Kidney360, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may have a negative effect on the
mental and social health of patients with ESKD on chronic in-center hemodialysis (HD), who …

Status loss due to COVID-19, traditional masculinity, and their association with recent suicide attempts and suicidal ideation.

A Walther, J Grub, S Tsar, U Ehlert… - Psychology of Men & …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing extensive job loss leading to a loss of social status in
many men. Endorsement of traditional masculinity ideology may render some men …