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Evaluation of modified patient health questionnaire-9 teen in South African adolescents

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posted on 2017-03-01, 00:00 authored by Shilpa Aggarwal, L Taljard, Z Wilson, Michael BerkMichael Berk
BACKGROUND: This report describes the findings of the survey conducted by South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) in a cohort of disadvantaged South African adolescent scholars in which PHQ-9 teen version was modified and adapted (PHQ-9M) to improve the response rate.
METHOD: PHQ-9M was administered to 2025 secondary students of 35 schools over 2 years in Gauteng Province, South Africa.
RESULTS: The mean age was 15.8 years. 23% of respondents scored 9 or above, 26.7% reported suicidal ideations in last month, 21.8% reported lifetime suicide attempts and 9.3% had severe functional impairment. PHQ-9M showed a fair internal consistency and face validity in this study. CONCLUSION: The PHQ-9M could be useful in conducting surveys in settings of low mental health literacy after further evaluation of its psychometric properties. The high rates of suicidal ideations, suicide attempts, and functional impairment in this population suggest the need for preventive interventions.

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Journal

Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine

Volume

39

Issue

2

Pagination

143 - 145

Publisher

Wolters Kluwer - Medknow

Location

Mumbai, India

ISSN

0253-7176

Language

eng

Publication classification

C Journal article; C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2017, Indian Psychiatric Society

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