Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Patient Health Questionnaire

A self-administered version of the Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders (PRIME-MD), a diagnostic tool containing modules on multiple mental health disorders including anxiety, alcohol, eating, and somatoform modules. The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) is designed specifically for mood/depression scoring each of the 9 DSM-IV criteria based on the mood module from the original PRIME-MD. The Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7) scores 7 common anxiety symptoms.

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A self-administered version of the Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders (PRIME-MD), a diagnostic tool containing modules on multiple mental health disorders including anxiety, alcohol, eating, and somatoform modules. The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) is designed specifically for mood/depression scoring each of the 9 DSM-IV criteria based on the mood module from the original PRIME-MD. The Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7) scores 7 common anxiety symptoms.

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  • PHQ Patient Health Questionnaire
  • GAD-2
  • GAD-7
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale
  • PHQ-2
  • PHQ-9
  • PHQ-ADS
  • PRIME-MD
  • Patient Health Questionnaire 2
  • Patient Health Questionnaire 9
  • Patient Health Questionnaire Anxiety and Depression Scale
  • Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders
  • Two-Item Generalised Anxiety Disorder Scale

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Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, standards, statistics & numerical data.

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restrict to evaluation of mental health status

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History Note

2018

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Previous Indexing

  • Surveys and Questionnaires (1995-2017)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Patient Health Questionnaire. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000073222. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000073222
  2. Patient Health Questionnaire. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patient_Health_Questionnaire
  3. Patient Health Questionnaire. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1778909