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DSM-5 Adult Depression Severity Measure by Sana Sajid is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The APA is providing several new patient assessment measures for evaluating depression and monitoring treatment progress. These measures were developed for initial patient interviews and should be used as supplemental tools to aid clinical decision-making, not solely for diagnosis. One such measure is an adaptation of the PHQ-9 for assessing severity of depressive symptoms in adults. It consists of a 9-item questionnaire that patients complete, which clinicians then score to evaluate the level of depression
- Author
- Sana Sajid
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- EN