Adolescent Depression: Differential Symptom Presentations In Deaf And Hard-Of-Hearing Youth Using The Patient Health Questionnaire-9

Abstract

The present study examined differences in symptom presentation in screening for pediatric depression via evaluation of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). In particular, we examined whether PHQ-9 items function differentially among deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH; n = 75) and hearing (n = 75) youth based on participants recruited from crisis assessment services. Multiple indicators multiple causes models were used to examine whether items of the PHQ-9 functioned differently between groups as well as whether there were group differences in the mean severity of depressive symptoms. Results indicate that DHH youth were more likely to endorse psychosomatic items, and less likely to endorse an affective item. These findings indicate that the PHQ-9 functions differently when used with DHH youth. Implications of these findings are discussed, including both for future work with the PHQ-9 and with regard to the conceptualization of depression across hearing groups.

Publication Date

1-1-2017

Publication Title

Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education

Volume

22

Issue

2

Number of Pages

195-203

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

Socpus ID

85019896907 (Scopus)

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https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85019896907

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