Comparing the Multidimensional Behavioral Health Screen to the PHQ-9 in predicting depression-related symptomatology in a primary medical care sample
- WCU Author/Contributor (non-WCU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Hannah Gabrielle Mitchell (Creator)
- Institution
- Western Carolina University (WCU )
- Web Site: http://library.wcu.edu/
- Advisor
- David McCord
Abstract: Depression is the most common form of psychopathology affecting people in the US. It is commonly diagnosed and treated in primary medical care settings, creating a need for a reliable, quick self-report tool used for the assessment of depression in this context. There is a current shift in the way psychopathology is conceptualized, as the field transitions from a categorical, syndrome-based model to a dimensional model. This transition should be reflected in the assessment tool used within the primary care setting. The Multidimensional Behavioral Health Screen is being developed as a brief and efficient screening-level assessment tool for core psychopathology components (rather than syndromes), with a specific focus on depressive symptomatology. This study presents empirical evidence supporting the implementation of the MBHS as a reliable and valid mental health screener to be administered in primary care clinics.
Comparing the Multidimensional Behavioral Health Screen to the PHQ-9 in predicting depression-related symptomatology in a primary medical care sample
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Thesis
- Language: English
- Date: 2019
- Keywords
- Assessment, Depression, Medical, Primary care physician
- Subjects
- Medical screening
- Self-report inventories
- Depression, Mental -- Diagnosis
- Mental illness -- Diagnosis