Accuracy of the PHQ-2 Alone and in Combination With the PHQ-9 for Screening to Detect Major Depression

Levis, Brooke; Sun, Ying; He, Chen; Wu, Yin; Krishnan, Ankur; Bhandari, Parash Mani; Neupane, Dipika; Imran, Mahrukh; Brehaut, Eliana; Negeri, Zelalem; Fischer, Felix H.; Benedetti, Andrea; Thombs, Brett D.; for the Depression Screening Data (DEPRESSD) PHQ Collaboration

doi:10.1001/jama.2020.6504

Accuracy of the PHQ-2 Alone and in Combination With the PHQ-9 for Screening to Detect Major Depression

Importance The Patient Health Questionnaire depression module (PHQ-9) is a 9-item self-administered instrument used for detecting depression and assessing severity of depression. The Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2) consists of the first 2 items of the PHQ-9 (which assess the frequency of d…