Interpretation Issues With the Patient Health Questionnaire Instructions
This study identified widespread misinterpretation of the PHQ instructions across community and clinical samples, raising doubts about its validity for both research and clinical decision-making.
Authors
- Margarita Panayiotou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6023-7961)
- Gudrun Vera Eisele (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4466-3733)
- Zachary D. Cohen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4883-1028)
- Shirley B. Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8583-3014)
- Eiko I. Fried (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7469-594X)
- Josip Razum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2633-3271)
Institutions
- Leiden University (NL)
- University of Arizona (US)
- University of Iceland (IS)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- Yale University (US)
- KU Leuven (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-12-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2025.3796
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.55