Patient Health Questionnaire

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Abbreviation
PHQ
Description

The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ; Spitzer, Kroenke, Williams, 1999) is a self-report version of the Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders (PRIME-MD), designed for screening of psychiatric disorders in an adult primary practice setting. The PHQ comprises the patient questionnaire and clinician evaluation guide from the PRIME-MD, combined into a single, three-page questionnaire.

Category
Mental Health
Subcategory
General/Multiple Disorders