Reliability and Validity of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 as a Screening Tool for Poststroke Depression

Conclusion: Evidence regarding the sensitivity and specificity of the PHQ-9 to screen stroke patients for PSD is inconclusive. Additional research is needed to address the appropriateness of the PHQ-9 as a depression screening tool in this population. Clinicians should validate the results of PHQ-9 screening of ischemic stroke patients for PSD with the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5, the standard for diagnosing depression, before initiating treatment of PSD.
Source: Journal of Neuroscience Nursing - Category: Neuroscience Tags: Literature Review Source Type: research