# An Ultra-Brief Screening Scale for Anxiety and Depression: The PHQ-4

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/an-ultra-brief-screening-scale-for-anxiety-and-depression-the-phq-4/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Kurt Kroenke,Robert Spitzer,Janet B. W. Williams,Bernd Löwe |
| Citations | 3,501 |
| DOI | 10.1176/appi.psy.50.6.613 |
| Fields | Medicine,Psychology |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2011934784 |
| PMID | 19996233 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2009 |

## Paper authors

- [Kurt Kroenke](https://scholariq.org/researchers/kurt-kroenke/)

## Paper journal

- [Psychosomatics](https://scholariq.org/journals/psychosomatics/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Mental Health Treatment and Access](https://scholariq.org/topics/mental-health-treatment-and-access/)

## Paper topics

- [Mental Health Treatment and Access](https://scholariq.org/topics/mental-health-treatment-and-access/)
- [Treatment of Major Depression](https://scholariq.org/topics/treatment-of-major-depression/)
- [Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes](https://scholariq.org/topics/anxiety-depression-psychometrics-treatment-cognitive-processes/)

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