Shortening self-report mental health symptom measures through optimal test assembly methods: Development and validation of the Patient Health Questionnaire-Depression-4.

Ishihara M, Harel D, Levis B, Levis AW, Riehm KE, Saadat N, Azar M, Rice DB, Sanchez TA, Chiovitti MJ, Cuijpers P, Gilbody S, Ioannidis JPA, Kloda LA, McMillan D, Patten SB, Shrier I, Arroll B, Bombardier CH, Butterworth P, Carter G, Clover K, Conwell Y, Goodyear-Smith F, Greeno CG, Hambridge J, Harrison PA, Hudson M, Jetté N, Kiely KM, McGuire A, Pence BW, Rooney AG, Sidebottom A, Simning A, Turner A, White J, Whooley MA, Winkley K, Benedetti A, Thombs BD

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DOI: 10.1002/da.22841
Published: 2019 Jan
Container: Depression and anxiety
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@article{allodium:10.1002/da.22841,
  title = {Shortening self-report mental health symptom measures through optimal test assembly methods: Development and validation of the Patient Health Questionnaire-Depression-4.},
  author = {Ishihara M and Harel D and Levis B and Levis AW and Riehm KE and Saadat N and Azar M and Rice DB and Sanchez TA and Chiovitti MJ and Cuijpers P and Gilbody S and Ioannidis JPA and Kloda LA and McMillan D and Patten SB and Shrier I and Arroll B and Bombardier CH and Butterworth P and Carter G and Clover K and Conwell Y and Goodyear-Smith F and Greeno CG and Hambridge J and Harrison PA and Hudson M and Jetté N and Kiely KM and McGuire A and Pence BW and Rooney AG and Sidebottom A and Simning A and Turner A and White J and Whooley MA and Winkley K and Benedetti A and Thombs BD},
  year = {2019},
  journal = {Depression and anxiety},
  doi = {10.1002/da.22841},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/da.22841}
}

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AU  - Ishihara M
AU  - Harel D
AU  - Levis B
AU  - Levis AW
AU  - Riehm KE
AU  - Saadat N
AU  - Azar M
AU  - Rice DB
AU  - Sanchez TA
AU  - Chiovitti MJ
AU  - Cuijpers P
AU  - Gilbody S
AU  - Ioannidis JPA
AU  - Kloda LA
AU  - McMillan D
AU  - Patten SB
AU  - Shrier I
AU  - Arroll B
AU  - Bombardier CH
AU  - Butterworth P
AU  - Carter G
AU  - Clover K
AU  - Conwell Y
AU  - Goodyear-Smith F
AU  - Greeno CG
AU  - Hambridge J
AU  - Harrison PA
AU  - Hudson M
AU  - Jetté N
AU  - Kiely KM
AU  - McGuire A
AU  - Pence BW
AU  - Rooney AG
AU  - Sidebottom A
AU  - Simning A
AU  - Turner A
AU  - White J
AU  - Whooley MA
AU  - Winkley K
AU  - Benedetti A
AU  - Thombs BD
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APA

M, I., D, H., B, L., AW, L., KE, R., N, S., M, A., DB, R., TA, S., MJ, C., P, C., S, G., JPA, I., LA, K., D, M., SB, P., I, S., B, A., CH, B., P, B., G, C., K, C., Y, C., F, G., CG, G., J, H., PA, H., M, H., N, J., KM, K., A, M., BW, P., AG, R., A, S., A, S., A, T., J, W., MA, W., K, W., A, B., & BD, T. (2019). Shortening self-report mental health symptom measures through optimal test assembly methods: Development and validation of the Patient Health Questionnaire-Depression-4.. Depression and anxiety. https://doi.org/10.1002/da.22841

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