Annals of Family Medicine 7:232-238 (2009)
© 2009 Annals of Family Medicine, Inc.
doi: 10.1370/afm.985
Detecting Somatoform Disorders in Primary Care With the PHQ-15
Hiske van Ravesteijn, MD1,2,
Karin Wittkampf, MD3,
Peter Lucassen, MD, PhD1,
Eloy van de Lisdonk, MD, PhD1,
Henk van den Hoogen, MSc1,
Henk van Weert, MD, PhD3,
Jochanan Huijser, MD, PhD4,
Aart Schene, MD, PhD4,
Chris van Weel, MD, PhD1 and
Anne Speckens, MD, PhD2
1 Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University, Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
2 Department of Psychiatry, Radboud University, Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijme-gen, The Netherlands
3 Department of General Practice, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
4 Department of Psychiatry, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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Figure 1. Patient flowchart.
FA = frequent attenders; MHP = mental health problems; PHQ-15 = 15-symptom Patient Health Questionnaire; SCID-I = Structured Clinical Interview for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV Axis I disorders; USC = unexplained somatic complaints.
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Figure 2. Overview of the research population.
FA = frequent attenders; MHP = mental health problems; USC = unexplained somatic complaints.
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Figure 3. Receiver operating characteristic curve of the PHQ-15.
PHQ-15 = 15-symptom Patient Health Questionnaire.
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