The PHQ-9: validity of a brief depression severity measure
Kroenke K;Spitzer RL;Williams JB;;
Journal of General Internal Medicine2001Vol. 16pp. -
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Abstract
In addition to making criteria-based diagnoses of depressive disorders, the PHQ-9 is also a reliable and valid measure of depression severity. These characteristics plus its brevity make the PHQ-9 a useful clinical and research tool.