Variation in somatic symptoms by patient health questionnaire-9 depression scores in a representative Japanese sample

• Main Authors: Eri Hoshino (Author), Sachiko Ohde (Author), Mahbubur Rahman (Author), Osamu Takahashi (Author), Tsuguya Fukui (Author), Gautam A. Deshpande (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background This study aims to evaluate variation in somatic symptoms by age using patient health questionnaire-9 (PHQ) depression scores, which may be helpful in identifying depression. Methods The study evaluated a nationally representative cross-sectional sample of community-dwelling adul...