Depression

Patient Health Questionnaire for Adolescents

The Patient Health Questionnaire – Adolescent (PHQ-A) was initially designed to facilitate the recognition and diagnosis of depressive disorders among children in primary care. It is now widely used both as a screening measure for depression across treatment settings, and as a progress monitoring tool for depression treatment.

Total number of questions

Administration method

Self-report

Standardized cadence

Every 2 weeks

Age range

11-17

Language

English

Scoring and interpretation

Reliability and validity

PHQ-A scores > 10 had a sensitivity of 88% and a specificity of 88% for Major Depressive Disorder. A study involving two different patient populations produced Cronbach alphas of .86 and .89.

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