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Google’s online screening test for depression
Online screening test for depression is inappropriate
BMJ 2017; 359 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j4736 (Published 17 October 2017) Cite this as: BMJ 2017;359:j4736- Avril Danczak, GP
- Central and South Manchester Specialty Training Programme for General Practice, Health Education England North West, Education and Research Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester M23 9LT, UK
- avril.danczak{at}btinternet.com
Duckworth and Gilbody debate whether Google should offer an online screening test for depression—namely, the patient health questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9).1
As the website Patient points out, PHQ-9 “is not a screening tool for depression, but it is used to monitor the severity of …
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