Monday 22 May 2017

Doctors 'too reliant' on depression questionnaire designed by Pfizer, campaigners warn

Doctors 'too reliant' on depression questionnaire designed by Pfizer, campaigners warn Depression is being overdiagnosed because GPs are too reliant on a “basic” questionnaire designed by a pharmaceutical company which also manufacturers psychiatric drugs, campaigners have warned.

The easy-to-use nine-question form sets the threshold for the condition “far too low” and results in patients being wrongly diagnosed and medicated, according an expert at the Council for Evidence-Based Psychiatry.

The PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire was developed by academics funded by Pfizer, which owned the intellectual property and distribution rights. The Daily Telegraph

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