Utility of the PHQ-9 to identify major depressive disorder in adult patients in Spanish primary care centres

Muñoz‐Navarro, Roger; Cano‐Vindel, Antonio; Adrián Medrano, Leonardo; Schmitz, Florian; Ruiz‐Rodríguez, Paloma; Abellán-Maeso, Carmen; Antonia Font-Payeras, Maria; María Hermosilla-Pasamar, Ana

doi:10.1186/s12888-017-1450-8

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Utility of the PHQ-9 to identify major depressive disorder in adult patients in Spanish primary care centres

Published in BMC Psychiatry • Aug 9, 2017

Authors:

Roger Muñoz‐Navarro

Antonio Cano‐Vindel

Leonardo Adrián Medrano

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of major depressive disorder (MDD) in Spanish primary care (PC) centres is high. However, MDD is frequently underdiagnosed and consequently only some patients receive the appropriate treatment. The present study aims to determine the utility of the Patient Health Questionn...

Subject

Primary care

Major depressive disorder

Patient Health Questionnaire

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