Measurement invariances of the PHQ-9 across gender and age groups in Chinese adolescents.

Doris Yin Ping Leung Yim-Wah MakSau Fong LeungVico Chung Lim ChiangAlice Yuen Loke

Published in: Asia-Pacific psychiatry : official journal of the Pacific Rim College of Psychiatrists (2020)

The results support the claim that the PHQ-9 is a reliable and valid scale and can be used to assess and compare depressive severity across ages and genders during the period of adolescence.

Keyphrases

young adults
depressive symptoms
physical activity
bipolar disorder
mental health
stress induced