Reliability and validity of the PHQ-9 for screening late-life depression in Chinese primary care.

S, Chen; H, Chiu; B, Xu; Y, Ma; T, Jin; M, Wu; Y, Conwell

doi:10.1002/gps.2442

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Reliability and validity of the PHQ-9 for screening late-life depression in Chinese primary care.

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Chen S

Chiu H

Xu B

Abstract

Objective The aim of this study was to examine the reliability and validation of the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) for late-life depression in Chinese primary care.Methods In the primary care clinics (PCCs) of Hangzhou city, we recruited 364 older patients (aged ≥ 60) for the PHQ-9 scr...

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