Mental health screening: replace PHQ-9 and GAD-7 with leading-edge screening measures
I am enthusiastic about this new aspect of Health. That said, it is disappointing to see the use of very old and outdated screening instruments (PHQ-9 and GAD-7). To whom within Apple Health can I direct some recommendations for replacing these old relics? The PHQ-9 and GAD-7 derive very specifically, to some extent verbatim, from the DSM-IV and are over 40 years old. The paradigm has changed. It would be pretty easy to ditch the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 and replace them with a new-paradigm tool like the Multidimensional Behavioral Health Screen. Though it has 29 items, it is overall shorter than the combined PHQ-9 and GAD-7 combo and provides much more information (10 scores) and is much more precise. The MBHS is based on emerging hierarchical-dimensional models of psychopathology (see HiTOP, for example). It is very hard to reach directly the key individuals within the Apple Health division. Some help with this effort would be much appreciated!
Windows, Windows 6
