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Ask the payment expert… about the Patient Health Questionnaire-9

Q: Why is the PHQ-2 TO 9 important in nursing homes? A:The Patient Health Questionnaire-9, or PHQ-2 to 9, is a widely used screening tool for depression, and in the context of nursing homes and PDPM ...
Psychology Today

A Clinician’s Guide to Addressing High-Risk PHQ-9 Results

A practical, clinician-focused guide to interpreting high-risk PHQ-9 results, assessing suicide risk, and responding with ...
Healio

Common depression screening tool 'better than expected' for identifying suicidal ideation

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The PHQ-9 was more effective than suicidal ideation screening in identifying patients who would attempt suicide ...
Medscape

Assessing Depression in Primary Care with the PHQ-9: Can It Be Carried Out over the Telephone?

Background: Telephone assessment of depression for research purposes is increasingly being used. The Patient Health Questionnaire 9-item depression module (PHQ-9) is a well-validated, brief, ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Screening for Depression and Suicidality in a VA Primary Care Setting: 2 Items Are Better Than 1 Item

Objective: To evaluate the psychometric properties of a singleitemdepression screen against validated scoring algorithms for thePatient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) and the utility of these algorithmsin ...
Psychology Today

9 Questions to Ask When Screening for Depression

Have you experienced any depressive symptoms over the past two weeks? Do you think you could be suffering from clinical depression? If so, you might want to consider filling out a brief Patient Health ...