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The Patient Health Questionnaire-9, or PHQ-2 to 9, is a widely used screening tool for depression, and in the context of nursing homes and PDPM it takes on even greater importance. This nine ...

Setty said the tests provide clinicians with objective evidence to supplement traditional screenings such as the patient health questionnaire.

Implementing the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2) in a hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) clinic improved the ability of dermatologists to detect patients at risk for depression, results from a ...

At that time, the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), a set of nine questions that help clinicians identify signs and symptoms of depression, will transition to the PHQ-2 to 9.

Knowing a patient's symptoms helps radiologists in lumbar spine MRI interpretation and diagnosis, according to a study published in Radiology.

The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) is often a first-choice tool used by primary care professionals for most people. This is because it can help diagnose depression between 78% and 94% of the time.

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Her nine-question Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) score is 17 (on a scale of 0 to 27, with higher scores indicating greater severity of depressive symptoms).

Completing a routine depression screening questionnaire during an annual checkup is cost-free under federal law. But, as one woman discovered, answering a doctor's follow-up questions might not be.

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Routinely administering patient-reported outcomes questionnaires about mental health symptoms can also help to reduce stigma and invite a conversation.