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Patient Health Questionnaire MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Patient Health Questionnaire
Tree Number(s)
E05.318.308.980.493
F04.711.580
N05.715.360.300.800.485
N06.850.520.308.980.485
Unique ID
D000073222
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000073222
Annotation
restrict to evaluation of mental health status
Scope Note
A self-administered version of the Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders (PRIME-MD), a diagnostic tool containing modules on multiple mental health disorders including anxiety, alcohol, eating, and somatoform modules. The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) is designed specifically for mood/depression scoring each of the 9 DSM-IV criteria based on the mood module from the original PRIME-MD. The Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7) scores 7 common anxiety symptoms.
Entry Term(s)
GAD-2
GAD-7
Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale
PHQ Patient Health Questionnaire
PHQ-2
PHQ-9
PHQ-ADS
PRIME-MD
Patient Health Questionnaire 2
Patient Health Questionnaire 9
Patient Health Questionnaire Anxiety and Depression Scale
Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders
Two-Item Generalised Anxiety Disorder Scale
Previous Indexing
Surveys and Questionnaires (1995-2017)
Public MeSH Note
2018
History Note
2018
Date Introduced
2018/01/01
Last Updated
2018/10/10
Patient Health Questionnaire Preferred
Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders Related
Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale Narrower
Patient Health Questionnaire Anxiety and Depression Scale Narrower
Patient Health Questionnaire 9 Narrower
Patient Health Questionnaire 2 Narrower
Two-Item Generalised Anxiety Disorder Scale Narrower
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