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The PHQ-15: Validity of a New Measure for Evaluating the Severity of Somatic Symptoms

Psychosomatic Medicine · 2002 · Vol. 64(2) · pp. 258–266
Kurt KroenkeRobert L. SpitzerJanet B. W. Williams

Abstract

The PHQ-15 is a brief, self-administered questionnaire that may be useful in screening for somatization and in monitoring somatic symptom severity in clinical practice and research.

Psychosomatic Disorders and Their TreatmentsMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumCancer survivorship and careSomatizationMedicinePatient Health QuestionnaireObstetrics and gynaecologyMental healthPsychiatryClinical psychologyPhysical therapyAnxietyDepressive symptoms

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AdultAgedDepressionDiagnosis, DifferentialFamily PracticeFemaleHumansInternal MedicineMaleMiddle AgedPatient Care TeamPersonality InventoryPregnancyPsychometricsSomatoform Disorders
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