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- Title
Assessment of mental disorders using the patient health questionnaire as a general screening tool in western Nigeria: A community-based study.
- Authors
Amoran, Oe; Ogunsemi, Oo; Lasebikan, Vo
- Abstract
Screening at the community level will provide keys to promoting health and preventing diseases at the community level and serve as the fulcrum for timely detection and intervention. This study aims to assess the prevalence and nature of mental disorder among the general population using the patient health questionnaire (PHQ). It also compares the use of PHQ and GHQ as general screening tools for mental disorders.
- Publication
Journal of neurosciences in rural practice, 2012, Vol 3, Issue 1, p6
- ISSN
0976-3155
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.4103/0976-3147.91922