#phq9

[iliiuan]

How often have you experienced x in the last week?

Nearly every day

More than half the days

Several days

Not at all

Whoever made this list of responses is not very bright. 'Several days" is half the days, and "more than half the days' is indistinguishable from "nearly every day," which could also be "several days." Meanwhile, there is no "less than half the days" option; if you didn't have it several days, you didn't have it at all, I guess. I get mad at this idiotic response option set every time.

[shrinkrants]

Exploring the Fault Lines in Mental Health Discourse: An Interview with Psychologist Justin Karter

Justin Karter discusses his journey to Mad in America, competing models of mental health, and how we navigate these stories in psychotherapy

We didn’t find evidence that a questionnaire will lead to more support than having a skillful clinician check up on a struggling patient. In fact, a screening instrument makes it less likely that a clinician will have that conversation in a human way because it has been outsourced to the piece of paper which makes the decision for you.

It provides concreteness that isn’t always justified. If somebody scores above the threshold on a PHQ-9, which was developed by Pfizer and has a high false positive rate, we’re likely to think, “this person has depression, and this is what we do for depression.” If we have a clinical interview with somebody and they tell us how they’re struggling, not feeling how they thought they would after birth, not getting social support, nervous about their relationship, having trouble finding food—then that points us to other solutions that might be more supportive. Screening lets the system off the hook.

[posttraumaticpalindrome]

I have to complete questionnaires weekly for therapy to measure depression/anxiety (PHQ9 & GAD7) and my scores have consistently been 23 and 19 and this scene from Monsters Inc is all I can think about when I hear it 😂😂

[jimwallacemd-blog]

Depression Test

One of the reasons for this article is because we want to give everyone an opportunity.

We have available for you an online Signs of Depression Test and this is an active link to the test. It’s quick and easy to take. The scoring is automatic, and online, and instant. It comes with advice about how to understand your test results.

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