Poor performance of PHQ-9 and GAD-7 in screening clinical depression and anxiety among a large sample of Chinese children and adolescents

Poor performance of PHQ-9 and GAD-7 in screening clinical depression and anxiety among a large sample of Chinese children and adolescents

Abstract Background The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7) are widely used symptom-based instruments for screening depression and anxiety. However, their validation in Chinese children and adolescents remains insufficient. We aim to investigate th...

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Main Authors: Sifan Wang, Jin Lu, Guiqing Zheng, Yandie He, Shuqing Liu, Yi Xiang, Xinyi Liu, Xiang Wang, Yuanyuan Xiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-03-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
Children
Adolescents
PHQ-9
GAD-7
Optimal cut-off
Depression
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-06754-y
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