Background In this field study of WHO's revised classification of mental disorders for primary
care settings, the ICD-11 PHC, we tested the usefulness of two five-item screening scales for …

BACKGROUND: The primary health care version of the ICD-11 is currently being revised.
AIM: To test two brief sets of symptoms for depression and anxiety in primary care settings …

Abstract Background The Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4) is an ultra-brief self-report
consisting of a 2-item depression scale (PHQ-2) and a 2-item anxiety scale (GAD-2). The …

The definition of case is a core issue in psychiatric epidemiology. Psychiatric symptom
screening scales have been extensively used in population studies for many decades …

Background Depression is a leading cause of disability. International guidelines recommend
screening for depression and the Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9) has been …

OBJECTIVE: Primary care providers are increasingly taking on the role of ad hoc mental
health provider. However, before patients in primary care can be treated, they must be …

Background: Diagnosing and monitoring depression in primary care remains an issue of
significant public health concern. Clinicians and researchers need to know if any one …

Patients seen in primary medical clinics report higher rates of major depression [Pérez-
Stable et al., 1990: Arch Intern Med 15: 1083–1088], and panic disorder [Sherbourne et al …

BackgroundLack of coordination between screening studies for common mental disorders in
primary care and community epidemiological samples impedes progress in clinical …

Objective: To determine the concordance between the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-
IV (SCID) and the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) in diagnosing anxiety and depressive …