OBJECTIVE: While considerable attention has focused on improving the detection of depression,
assessment of severity is also important in guiding treatment decisions. Therefore, we …

Background Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is one of the most common mental disorders;
however, there is no brief clinical measure for assessing GAD. The objective of this study …

BACKGROUND: Depression, anxiety and somatization are the most common mental disorders
in primary care as well as medical specialty populations; each is present in at least 5–10…

| D treatable mental disorders present-ing in general medical as well as special-ty settings.
There are a number of case-finding instruments for detecting depression in primary care, …

ContextThe Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders (PRIME-MD) was developed as a
screening instrument but its administration time has limited its clinical usefulness.…

Background. A number of self-administered questionnaires are available for assessing
depression severity, including the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire depression module (PHQ-…

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 …

Background: Anxiety, although as common as depression, has received less attention and
is often undetected and undertreated. Objective: To determine the current prevalence, …

Because depression and painful symptoms commonly occur together, we conducted a literature
review to determine the prevalence of both conditions and the effects of comorbidity on …

Background The most common mental disorders in both outpatient settings and the general
population are depression and anxiety, which frequently coexist. Both of these disorders are …