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The Patient Health Questionnaire Somatic, Anxiety, and Depressive Symptom Scales: a systematic review.
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In this article, the psychometric and pragmatic characteristics of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-9 depression, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)-7 anxiety and PHQ-15 somatic symptom scales are synthesized from two sources: (1) four multisite cross-sectional studies (three conducted in primary care and one in obstetric-gynecology practices) comprising 9740 patients, and (2) key studies from the literature that have studied these scales.About:
This article is published in General Hospital Psychiatry.The article was published on 2010-07-01. It has received 2765 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Somatic anxiety & Anxiety.read more
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Using the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 to screen for acute distress in transgender youth: findings from a pediatric endocrinology clinic.
TL;DR: The results support the use of the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 as brief, easy-to-use screening measures that can be administered by physicians to rapidly identify acute distress and inform treatment recommendations among TGNC youth seeking medical intervention.
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Prevalence and risk factors for suicidal ideation in a multiple sclerosis population
Rebecca Viner,Scott B. Patten,Scott B. Patten,Sandra Berzins,Andrew G. M. Bulloch,Andrew G. M. Bulloch,Kirsten M. Fiest +6 more
TL;DR: This study identified several potentially modifiable factors that may be useful for preventing suicide in people with MS.
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Complaints of Sleep Disturbances Are Associated with Cardiovascular Disease: Results from the Gutenberg Health Study
Matthias Michal,Jörg Wiltink,Yvonne Kirschner,Astrid Schneider,Philipp S. Wild,Thomas Münzel,Maria Blettner,Andreas Schulz,Karl J. Lackner,Norbert Pfeiffer,Stefan Blankenberg,Regine Tschan,Inka Tuin,Manfred E. Beutel +13 more
TL;DR: Complaints of sleep disturbances were strong and independent contributors to self-perceived poor physical health beyond depression, anxiety and medical disease burden and increased efforts should be undertaken for their identification and treatment.
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Point prevalence and correlates of depression in a national community sample with multiple sclerosis.
Rebecca Viner,Kirsten M. Fiest,Andrew G. M. Bulloch,Jeanne V.A. Williams,Dina H. Lavorato,Sandra Berzins,Nathalie Jette,Luanne M. Metz,Scott B. Patten +8 more
TL;DR: This study adds to the existing literature by providing point prevalence data: in any 2-week period, about one quarter of community residents with MS experience substantial levels of depressive symptoms.
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Psychological distress and coping styles in teachers: A preliminary study:
TL;DR: This paper found that teaching professionals report higher levels of work-related stress and symptoms of psychological health problems than the general population, and examined psychological distress, coping styli cation, and depression.
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The PHQ-9: validity of a brief depression severity measure.
TL;DR: In addition to making criteria-based diagnoses of depressive disorders, the PHQ-9 is also a reliable and valid measure of depression severity, which makes it a useful clinical and research tool.
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A Brief Measure for Assessing Generalized Anxiety Disorder: The GAD-7
TL;DR: In this article, a 7-item anxiety scale (GAD-7) had good reliability, as well as criterion, construct, factorial, and procedural validity, and increasing scores on the scale were strongly associated with multiple domains of functional impairment.
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A Brief Measure for Assessing Generalized Anxiety Disorder: The GAD-7
TL;DR: The GAD-7 is a valid and efficient tool for screening for GAD and assessing its severity in clinical practice and research.
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Validation and utility of a self-report version of PRIME-MD : The PHQ Primary Care Study
TL;DR: The study suggests that the PHQ has diagnostic validity comparable to the original clinician-administered PRIME-MD, and is more efficient to use.