Screening for Undetected Depression in Physician Assistant Students.
Purpose The purpose of this article was to measure and compare depressive symptoms among physician assistant students during didactic and clinical phases. Methods Students (n = 123) completed the PHQ-9, and responses were scored in 2 ways (PHQ-2 and PHQ-9). First, submissions were deemed positive an...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Physician Assistant Education (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins) Vol. 30; no. 2; pp. 118 - 122 |
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Jun2019
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