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When “Bothered by” Means “Often”: Evidence for Misinterpretation of the Patient Health Questionnaire

2025-07-22

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<p>Importance: Versions of the Patient Health Questionnaire such as PHQ-2, PHQ-8, and PHQ-9 are among the leading assessment tools for depression in research and clinical practice. However, important questions remain about its validity, particularly whether responses reflect symptom frequency or the degree to which symptoms are bothersome. <h4>Objective:</h4> To investigate how participants respond to the PHQ, des...

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Literature Corpus work: 017a8ef1-bf73-5690-b6ec-3f618296b95a
DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/jcsq8_v1

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