TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - 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?
JO  - General hospital psychiatry
A1  - Walker, Jane
A1  - Hansen, Christian Holm
A1  - Hodges, Laura
A1  - Thekkumpurath, Parvez
A1  - O'Connor, Mark
A1  - Sharma, Neelom
A1  - Kleiboer, Annet
A1  - Murray, Gordon
A1  - Kroenke, Kurt
A1  - Sharpe, Michael
SP  - 218
EP  - 220
VL  - 32
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0163-8343
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2009.11.011
ID  - ref1
ER  -