Stat+ has published an investigative article written by Olivia Goldhill, “How a depression test devised by a Zoloft marketer became a crutch for a failing mental health system.” In the article, the author details the history of the PHQ-9 depression screener, which, according to...
Patient health questionnaires have become a standard mental health assessment tool administered by providers to patients, particularly in care settings that lack sufficient psychiatric care resources. Since patient health questionnaires are so prevalent in assessing mental...