Bengali adaptation of brief patient health questionnaire for screening depression at primary care.
Depression is a common mental disorder quite prevalent at the primary care level and needs proper identification and prompt treatment. Bengali adaptation and validation of such an instrument (BPHQ) is aimed to provide a sensitive screening instrument that can help primary care physicians in the identification of depression correctly and easily.
Chowdhury
Arabinda N
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Institute of Psychiatry, Kolkata 700025.
Ghosh
Sayanti
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Sanyal
Debasish
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires