Case finding and screening clinical utility of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9 and PHQ-2) for depression in primary care: a diagnostic meta-analysis of 40 …

AJ Mitchell, M Yadegarfar, J Gill, B Stubbs - BJPsych open, 2016 - cambridge.org
BackgroundThe Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) is the most commonly used measure to
screen for depression in primary care but there is still lack of clarity about its accuracy and …

Heterogeneity in major depressive disorder: the need for biomarker-based personalized treatments

S Suseelan, G Pinna - Advances in Clinical Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) or depression is a pathological mental condition
affecting millions of people worldwide. Identification of objective biological markers of …

Selective cutoff reporting in studies of diagnostic test accuracy: a comparison of conventional and individual-patient-data meta-analyses of the Patient Health …

B Levis, A Benedetti, AW Levis… - American journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
In studies of diagnostic test accuracy, authors sometimes report results only for a range of
cutoff points around data-driven “optimal” cutoffs. We assessed selective cutoff reporting in …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic review of the efficacy, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of stepped-care interventions for the prevention and treatment of problematic substance …

AK Morse, J Sercombe, M Askovic, A Fisher… - Journal of substance …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Stepped-care is a commonly recommended and implemented care model
across health care domains, including substance use. Despite their presumed efficient …

[BOOK][B] Evidence-biased antidepressant prescription: Overmedicalisation, flawed research, and conflicts of interest

MP Hengartner - 2021 - Springer
Medicine is supposed to make progress, to go forward in scientific terms so that each
successive generation knows more and does better than previous generations. This hasn't …

Design, synthesis, and evaluation of the anticonvulsant and antidepressant activities of pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives

HJ Zhang, SB Wang, X Wen, JZ Li, ZS Quan - Medicinal Chemistry …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract A series of pyrido [2, 3-d] pyrimidine derivatives (4a–4n, 5a–5n, 6, and 7) were
designed and synthesized as potential anticonvulsants and antidepressants. Their …

Does industry-sponsored education foster overdiagnosis and overtreatment of depression, osteoporosis and overactive bladder syndrome? An Australian cohort study

B Mintzes, S Swandari, A Fabbri, Q Grundy… - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To investigate patterns of industry-sponsored educational events that focus on
specific health conditions for which there are concerns about overdiagnosis and …

Impact of medicare annual wellness visits on uptake of depression screening

E Pfoh, R Mojtabai, J Bailey, JP Weiner… - Psychiatric …, 2015 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: Depression screening is a required part of an initial annual wellness visit (AWV),
a benefit for Medicare Part B beneficiaries. It is uncertain whether AWVs will increase …

[PDF][PDF] The use of the PHQ9 self-rating scale to assess depression within primary care

A Sahni, M Agius - Psychiatria Danubina, 2017 - hrcak.srce.hr
THE USE OF THE PHQ9 SELF-RATING SCALE TO ASSESS DEPRESSION WITHIN PRIMARY
CARE Page 1 S615 Psychiatria Danubina, 2017; Vol. 29, Suppl. 3, pp 615-618 Conference …

Improving access to psychological therapies (IAPT) for people with bipolar disorder: Summary of outcomes from the IAPT demonstration site

SH Jones, N Akers, J Eaton, E Tyler, A Gatherer… - … Research and Therapy, 2018 - Elsevier
Access to structured psychological therapy recommended for bipolar disorder (BD) is poor.
The UK NHS Improving Access to Psychological Therapies initiative commissioned a …