Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (depression screen)
When to use
Universal depression screening at routine examinations (1 min). If positive, proceed to PHQ-9.
Instructions
Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by any of the following problems?
Alert threshold: 3
If sum ≥3: proceed with the full PHQ-9.
Source and citation
Kroenke K, Spitzer RL, Williams JB. The Patient Health Questionnaire-2: validity of a two-item depression screener. Med Care 2003;41(11):1284-92 · 2003
Validated version (en-GB): Kroenke K, Spitzer RL, Williams JBW. The Patient Health Questionnaire-2: validity of a two-item depression screener. Med Care 2003;41(11):1284-92.
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