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Title: | PHQ-8 scores and estimation of depression prevalence - Author's reply |
Author: | Arias de la Torre, Jorge Vilagut Saiz, Gemma Ronaldson, Amy Serrano Blanco, Antoni Alonso, Jordi |
Keywords: | Depressió psíquica Escales d'avaluació psiquiàtrica Europa Països desenvolupats Disparitats regionals Mental depression Psychiatric rating scales Europe Developed countries Regional disparities |
Issue Date: | Nov-2021 |
Abstract: | We thank Brooke Levis and colleaguesfor their interest in our work and for suggesting that we might have overestimated the prevalence of depression by using the eight-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-8) in our study. Although we acknowledged the limitations associated with the use of the PHQ-8, we believe that further discussion is required.It should be noted that a study of this size, with a representative sample of 27 countries and 258 888 participants, would not be feasible using clinical interviews, and the use of an instrument such as the PHQ-8 is considered more appropriate. |
Note: | Reproducció del document https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(21)00226-7 |
It is part of: | Lancet Public Health, 2021, vol. 6, num. 11 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/193233 |
Related resource: | https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(21)00226-7 |
ISSN: | 2468-2667 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Medicina) |
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