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What is a PHQ-A score?
The PHQ-A is a self-scoring tool which can be completed by the youth and/or parent/guardian. It can also be administered by a Children’s Mental Health Professional (CMHP). Scores greater than or equal to 10 indicate moderate to severe depression and a further assessment/exploration of these symptoms is required. The Severity Measure for Depression—Child Age 11–17 (adapted from PHQ-9 modified for Adolescents [PHQ-A]) is a 9- item measure that assesses the severity of depressive disorders and episodes (or clinically significant symptoms of depressive disorders and episodes) in children ages 11–17. The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) is a self-rating scale for screening and assessing depression which covering the DSM-IV algorithm for major depression (18). Studies have proven the effectiveness of the PHQ-9 in screening depression (19–24) and its ability to monitor the severity of depression (25, 26). The PHQ-9 is the nine item depression scale of the patient health questionnaire. The nine items of the PHQ-9 are based directly on the nine diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder in the DSM-IV.
What does a PHQ-9 score of 15 mean?
PHQ-9 Depression Severity. Scores of 5, 10, 15, and 20 represent cutpoints for mild, moderate, moderately severe and severe depression, respectively. The PHQ-9 total score ranges from 0 to 27 (scores of 5–9 are classified as mild depression; 10–14 as moderate depression; 15–19 as moderately severe depression; ≥ 20 as severe depression) [30]. For scoring, response options for these two symptoms are coded as 0 (“not at all”), 1 (“several days”), or 2 (“more than half the days” or “nearly every day”). Thus, the total PHQ-15 score ranges from 0 to 30 and scores of ≥5, ≥10, ≥15 represent mild, moderate and severe levels of somatization. Scores are rated as normal (0-2), mild (3-5), moderate (6-8), and severe (9-12). Total score ≥3 for first 2 questions suggests anxiety. Total score ≥3 for last 2 questions suggests depression. Reprinted with permission from Kroenke K, Spitzer RL, Williams JB, Löwe B. 10 – 14 Moderate Use clinical judgment about treatment, based on patient’s duration of symptoms and functional impairment. 15 – 19 Moderately severe Treat using antidepressants, psychotherapy or a combination of treatment. The Patient Health Questionnaire Modified for Teens (PHQ-Modified) can be used with patients between the ages of 12 and 18 and takes less than five minutes to complete and score.
What do PHQ and GAD scores mean?
Scores represent: 0-5 = mild 6-10 = moderate 11-15 = moderately severe. 16-20 = severe depression. GAD-7 Anxiety Severity. Scores represent: 0-5 mild. 6-10 moderate. 11-15 moderately severe anxiety. The Patient Health Questionnaire – 9 (PHQ-9) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder – 7 (GAD-7) are short screening measures used in medical and community settings to assess depression and anxiety severity. A score of 0-5 indicates that a patient is likely nonadherent, whereas a score of 6-10 indicates that a patient is likely adherent to his or her medications. Regarding severity, PHQ-9 comprises five categories, where a cut-off point of 0–4 indicates no depressive symptoms, 5–9 mild depressive symptoms, 10–14 moderate depressive symptoms, 15–19 moderately-severe depressive symptoms, and 20–27 severe depressive symptoms [25]. Background: The eight-item Patient Health Questionnaire depression scale (PHQ-8) is established as a valid diagnostic and severity measure for depressive disorders in large clinical studies.
How to score PHQ-9 a?
PHQ-9 scoring Each “not at all” response is scored as 0; each “several days” response is 1; each “more than half the days” response is 2; and each “nearly every day” response is 3. The sum value of these responses gives you your total score. The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-9 is the major depressive disorder (MDD) module of the full PHQ. Used to provisionally diagnose depression and grade severity of symptoms in general medical and mental health settings. ShareThe PHQ-9 is a multipurpose instrument for screening, diagnosing, monitoring and measuring the severity of depression. In conclusion, the PHQ-9 is a widely used tool in primary care for diagnosing depression and determining depression severity.
What is the difference between PHQ-9 and PHQ-A?
The benefit of using the PHQ-A is its development for an adolescent population and inclusion of a question about suicidal ideation and suicide attempts. Although it was not designed specifically for adolescents, the PHQ-9 is the current standard depression screening instrument for adults in LVPG primary care. The benefit of using the PHQ-A is its development for an adolescent population and inclusion of a question about suicidal ideation and suicide attempts. Although it was not designed specifically for adolescents, the PHQ-9 is the current standard depression screening instrument for adults in LVPG primary care. Within these limitations, our findings indicate that the PHQ-9 is a psychometrically sound and unidimensional depression measure for Korean university students. The self-administered 16-question PHQ has diagnostic validity comparable to PRIME-MD and includes mood, anxiety, alcohol, eating, and somatoform modules. The Patient Health Questionnaire—9 (PHQ-9) and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire– 7 (GAD-7) are short screening instruments used for detection of depression and anxiety symptoms in various settings, including general and mental health care as well as the general population.