tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7772182113499451603.post3130038677192242181..comments2024-03-27T10:50:53.692-05:00Comments on Real Psychiatry: More Than 9 Questions About SleepGeorge Dawson, MD, DFAPAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03474899831557543486noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7772182113499451603.post-34606440558694486492016-11-01T11:12:02.129-05:002016-11-01T11:12:02.129-05:00PHQ-9---psychiatry's answer to Pain Management...PHQ-9---psychiatry's answer to Pain Management's Ouchie Scale for Kids.James O'Brien, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14994350319492582321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7772182113499451603.post-73118601297894559882016-10-29T19:21:25.607-05:002016-10-29T19:21:25.607-05:00The PHQ-9 is invalid on the face of it since it in...The PHQ-9 is invalid on the face of it since it in no way addresses the important questions of pervasiveness, persistence, difference from a given patient's normal everyday moodiness, sleep, appetite and energy issues (and how long this difference has been going on), or even whether the patient has all of the symptoms at the same time.<br /><br />It is a screening test, not a diagnostic test, and as such was actually designed to have a lot of false positives. When I worked at the VA, they wanted the psychiatrists to do them, and I flat out refused. The test was meant to triage patients for further psychiatric evaluation, and since they were already getting one when they saw me, it was absolutely superfluous.<br /><br />Psychiatrists who agree to use this test need to have their own heads examined.David M. Allen M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06280912088483192599noreply@blogger.com