The Feasibility of Using the Spanish PHQ-9 to Screen for Depression in Primary Care in Honduras
AUTOR(ES)
Wulsin, Lawson
FONTE
Physicians Postgraduate Press
RESUMO
Background: The Patient Health Questionnaire depression module (PHQ-9) is a brief (10 items) screening and monitoring measure designed for use in primary care settings that operationalizes most of the DSM-IV and ICD-9 diagnostic criteria for major depression. In the United States, the PHQ-9 has become the recommended depression measure in primary care settings. However, there are no published reports of its use in developing countries and no reports of the feasibility of using the Spanish version of the PHQ-9 to screen for depression.
