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Detecting Depression and Anxiety Among Adolescents in South Africa: Validity of the isiXhosa Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 by Marguerite Marlow; Sarah Skeen; Caitlin M. Grieve; Liliana Carvajal-Velez; Jill W. Åhs; Brandon A. Kohrt; Jennifer Requejo; Jackie Stewart; Junita Henry; Daniel Goldstone; Tashmira Kara; Mark Tomlinson is a Health Professions article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Purpose: Screening tools such as the patient health questionnaire-9 (phq-9) and the generalized anxiety disorder-7 (gad-7) could potentially be used in resource-limited settings to identify adolescents who need mental health support. we examined the criterion validity of the isixhosa versions of the phq-9 and gad-7 in detecting depression and anxiety among adolescents (10-19 years) in south africa. ## Methods: Adolescents were recruited from the general population and from nongovernmental organizations working with adolescents in need of mental health support. the phq-9 and gad-7 were culturally adapted and translated into isixhosa and administered to 302 adolescents (56.9% female). the kiddie schedule for affective disorders and schizophrenia was administered by trained clinicians as the gold standard diagnostic measure for depression and anxiety. ## Results: For the phq-9, the area under the curve was 0.88 for the full sample of adolescents (10-19 years old). a score of ≥10 had 91% sensitivity and 76% specificity for detecting adolescents with depression. for the gad-7, the area under the curve was 0.78, and cutoff scores with an optimal sensitivity-specificity balance were lo
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- Author
- Marguerite Marlow; Sarah Skeen; Caitlin M. Grieve; Liliana Carvajal-Velez; Jill W. Åhs; Brandon A. Kohrt; Jennifer Requejo; Jackie Stewart; Junita Henry; Daniel Goldstone; Tashmira Kara; Mark Tomlinson
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Health Professions (Health Sciences)