Synapse
⌘+K
Synapse
PulseExploreClubsResearchersJournals
Instagram
HomeClubsExplore
January 1, 2025Collabra PsychologyOpen Access

Measuring Depression and Anxiety With 4 Items? Adaptation of the PHQ-4 to Increase Its Sensitivity to Subclinical Variability

View Full Paper
Ask AI
Bookmark
Share

Authors

DMDominique MakowskiUniversity of SussexSKStephanie KirkNanyang Technological UniversityANAna NevesUniversity of Sussex

Discussion

Loading...

Member takes

Implication

Pilot study improved PHQ-4 sensitivity to subclinical variability in depression and anxiety, suggesting broader applicability.

Key Points

  • Adding a new response option improved sensitivity to variations in depression and anxiety levels.
  • The refined version showed enhanced sensitivity compared to the original PHQ-4 in a validation study with 836 participants.
  • Pilot and validation studies indicate that the new option is easy to implement and cost-effective.
  • This adaptation may broaden the PHQ-4's utility in general population mental health research.

Cite This Study

Makowski et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af5418ad7bf08b1eadb36chttps://doi.org/10.1525/collabra.143431
View Full Paper
Ask AI
Bookmark
Share

Also Consider

Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context:

  1. 1Screening for anxiety and depression: Validation of the PHQ-4 in a large sample of rehabilitation patients2025
  2. 2Diagnostic accuracy and clinical utility of the PHQ-2 and GAD-2: a comparison with long-format measures for depression and anxiety2024 · 45 citations
  3. 3Departing from four points: Psychometric implications of modifying response scale width for the PHQ-9 in repeated measurements2025
  4. 4Screening for anxiety and depression: validation of the Patient Health Questionnaire for Depression and Anxiety (PHQ-4) in a large sample of rehabilitation patients2026 · 1 citations
  5. 5Psychometric properties of the ultra-brief self-report Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4) to assess anxiety and depression in Arabic-speaking adults2024 · 35 citations