Validation of the Japanese version of the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4-J) to screen for depression and anxiety
The PHQ-4-J is a reliable ultra-brief scale for depression and anxiety in Japanese, which can be used to meet current needs in mental health research and practice in Japan. Disaster research and gerontology research can benefit from this scale, enabling mental health assessment with little participant burden. In practice, early detection and personalised care can be facilitated by using the scale. Future research should target specific populations in Japan during a non-emergency time.
Authors
- Julie Beaumont (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8159-4802)
- Akihiko Ozaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4415-9657)
- Juliet Wilkes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1618-8269)
- Amy Ronaldson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8369-9168)
- Kristian Barnes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8792-0373)
- Hirotomo Miyatake (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3091-9910)
- Jessica Jackson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9186-3925)
- Ioannis Bakolis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4800-1630)
- Yasuhiro Kotera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0251-0085)
- Yoshiko Kameo
Institutions
- University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (US)
- Queen's University Belfast (GB)
- University of Nottingham (GB)
- King's College London (GB)
- University of Derby (GB)
- Jyoban Hospital of Tokiwa Foundation (JP)
- Medical Governance Research Institute (JP)
- The University of Osaka (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Discover Mental Health
- Published
- 2024-10-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s44192-024-00093-2
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.57