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    PHQ-9 (Patient Health Questionnaire-9)

    Objectifies degree of depression severity.

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    Ask the patient: how often have they been bothered by the following over the past 2 weeks?

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    Dr. Kurt Kroenke
    Dr. Kurt Kroenke
    About the creator

    Kurt Kroenke, MD, is a professor of medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicine and Director of the Career Development, Education and Research Training (CERT) program for the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI). He has won numerous grants for his research in pain, depression, and anxiety. He has over 300 peer-reviewed research publications.

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