Making the cut: Depression screening in urban general hospital clinics for culturally diverse Latino populations

We examined whether the cut-point 10 for the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ9) depression screen used in primary care populations is equally valid for Mexicans (M), Ecuadorians (E), Puerto Ricans (PR) and non-Hispanic whites (W) from inner-city hospital-based primary care clinics; and whether stressful life events elevate scores and the probability of major depressive disorder (MDD).

Source: General Hospital Psychiatry - December 7, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Damara Gutnick, Carole Siegel, Eugene Laska, Joseph Wanderling, Ellen Cogen Wagner, Gary Haugland, Mary K. Conlon Source Type: research