A Prospectively Validated Nomogram for Predicting the Risk of PHQ-9 Score ≥15 in Patients With Erectile Dysfunction: A Multi-Center Study

• Main Authors: Yu Zheng (Author), Ming Gao (Author), Guangdong Hou (Author), Niuniu Hou (Author), Xiao Feng (Author), Tommaso B. Jannini (Author), Di Wei (Author), Wanxiang Zheng (Author), Lei Zhang (Author), Xinlong Dun (Author), Geng Zhang (Author), Fuli Wang (Author), Ping Meng (Author), Emmanuele A. Jannini (Author), Jianlin Yuan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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BackgroundAlthough erectile dysfunction (ED) often occurs simultaneously with depression, not all patients with ED suffer major depression (MD), with a PHQ-9 score ≥15 indicating MD. Because the PHQ-9 questionnaire includes phrases such as "I think I am a loser" and "I want to commit...