Depression Screening Tool: PHQ 2.5
Free Version
Publisher Description
The Depression Screening Tool: PHQ-9 Test app is based on the current American Psychiatric Association’s gold standard in depression testing. The PHQ-9 is one of the most validated tools in the field of mental health and is widely used by physicians and psychiatrists in both diagnosing and monitoring patient response to treatments. The test is based on the criteria outlined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders for major depressive disorder.
Advantages of the PHQ-9:
• Shorter than other depression rating scales
• Can be administered in person by a clinician, by telephone, or self-administered
• Facilitates diagnosis of major depression
• Provides assessment of symptom severity
• Is well validated and documented in a variety of populations
• Can be used in adolescents as young as 12 years of age
Research has shown that certain scores on the PHQ-9 are strongly correlated with a subsequent major depression diagnosis. However, not everyone with an elevated PHQ-9 is certain to have major depression. The PHQ-9 is intended as a tool to assist clinicians with identifying and diagnosing depression but is not a substitute for diagnosis by a trained clinician.
The PHQ-9 is a multipurpose instrument for screening, diagnosing, monitoring and measuring the severity of depression: The PHQ-9 incorporates DSM-IV depression diagnostic criteria with other leading major depressive symptoms into a brief self-report tool.
Depression Severity: 0-4 none, 5-9 mild, 10-14 moderate, 15-19 moderately severe, 20-27 severe. Validity has been assessed against an independent structured mental health professional (MHP) interview. PHQ-9 score ≥10 had a sensitivity of 88% and a specificity of 88% for major depression.
PHQ-9 total score for the nine items ranges from 0 to 27. ... Scores of 5, 10, 15, and 20 represent cut points for mild, moderate, moderately severe and severe depression, respectively. Sensitivity to change has also been confirmed.
This brief simple test is the one that psychiatrists rely on the most in diagnosing clinical depression. So download the app and take the test and see if you may be suffering with clinical depression.
About Depression Screening Tool: PHQ
Depression Screening Tool: PHQ is a free app for Android published in the Health & Nutrition list of apps, part of Home & Hobby.
The company that develops Depression Screening Tool: PHQ is Psycnet Software. The latest version released by its developer is 2.5.
To install Depression Screening Tool: PHQ on your Android device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2021-10-17 and was downloaded 3 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the Depression Screening Tool: PHQ as malware as malware if the download link to com.newandromo.dev7998.app636500 is broken.
How to install Depression Screening Tool: PHQ on your Android device:
- Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to Google Play.
- Once the Depression Screening Tool: PHQ is shown in the Google Play listing of your Android device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the Install button located below the search bar and to the right of the app icon.
- A pop-up window with the permissions required by Depression Screening Tool: PHQ will be shown. Click on Accept to continue the process.
- Depression Screening Tool: PHQ will be downloaded onto your device, displaying a progress. Once the download completes, the installation will start and you'll get a notification after the installation is finished.
