Inadequacy of the PHQ-2 depression screener for identifying suicidal primary care patients.

Aubrey R DuewekeMikenna S MarinDavid J SparkmanAna J Bridges

Published in: Families, systems & health : the journal of collaborative family healthcare (2018)

Providers should consider asking about suicide directly, rather than relying on depression screeners to identify suicidal patients. We also recommend providers pay particular attention to any indication that patients feel like a failure or like they have let their loved ones down, in addition to endorsement of depressed mood. (PsycINFO Database Record

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