@article{ref1,
title="Screening for suicidality in cancer patients using Item 9 of the nine-item patient health questionnaire; does the item score predict who requires further assessment?",
journal="General hospital psychiatry",
year="2010",
author="Walker, Jane and Hansen, Christian Holm and Hodges, Laura and Thekkumpurath, Parvez and O'Connor, Mark and Sharma, Neelom and Kleiboer, Annet and Murray, Gordon and Kroenke, Kurt and Sharpe, Michael",
volume="32",
number="2",
pages="218-220",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To determine whether a higher score on Item 9 of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (range zero to three) was more likely to indicate suicidality as determined at subsequent clinical interview in cancer outpatients. METHOD: Analysis of anonymized data (with ethical approval) obtained from the routine clinical administration of self-report questionnaires and telephone interviews to patients attending a cancer centre in the UK. RESULTS: Complete data were available on 330 patients. Those with higher scores on the item were more likely to be suicidal at interview. However, a substantial number of those (54/235; 23%) who scored only one on the item were also found to be suicidal. CONCLUSIONS: A higher score on Item 9 of the PHQ-9 indicates a greater likelihood that the patient is suicidal. However, even patients who score only 1 may be suicidal and consequently also require further assessment.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0163-8343",
doi="10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2009.11.011",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2009.11.011"
}