Getting it Right: validating a culturally specific screening tool for depression (aPHQ-9) in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.
CONCLUSIONS: Indigenous Australians found the aPHQ-9 acceptable as a screening tool for depression. Applying a cut-point of 10 points, the performance characteristics of the aPHQ were good.
PMID: 31256439 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Med J Aust - Category: General Medicine Authors: Getting it Right Collaborative Group Tags: Med J Aust Source Type: research
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