Psychometric Properties of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Modified for Major Depressive Disorder in Adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Modified (PHQ-9M) is a self-report tool used to assess the presence and severity of depressive symptoms in teenagers. Despite widespread use in primary care clinics and psychiatric settings, the PHQ-9M has not been validated nor are its psychometric properties adequately understood for the adolescent population. This study sought to examine the psychometrics of the PHQ-9M in treatment-seeking, depressed adolescents at a psychiatric psychopharmacology clinic who were concurrently assessed with the Children's Depression Rating Scale Revised (CDRS-R) and Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology-Adolescent (17-item) Self-Report (QIDS-A17-SR).

Methods

Adolescents (N = 160) aged 13 through 18 years with a diagnosis of major depress

SUBMITTER: Nandakumar AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6354604 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature