Medical vs Non-Medical Student Mental Health in Pakistan: A 602-Student Study
A 602-student Pakistani study found higher depression and anxiety scores among non-medical students, challenging assumptions about student mental health.
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PHQ-9 Reliability and Validity in University Students: Evidence From Pakistan
A 602-student Pakistani study found good PHQ-9 reliability and useful psychometric performance, while highlighting limits of screening scores.
DASS-21 Reliability and Factor Structure in Pakistani University Students
New Pakistani data support good DASS-21 reliability and adequate factor-model fit, while raising questions about separation of its three subscales.
Can PHQ-9 and DASS-21 Tell Us More Than a Depression Score?
PHQ-9 and DASS-21 can reveal more than symptom totals, including item performance, symptom patterns, scale structure, and differences between groups.
Which Depression Symptoms Matter Most? What Item Response and Network Analysis Revealed
A Pakistani university study used item response and network analysis to reveal which PHQ-9 depression symptoms carried the most information.
Self-Worth and Concentration May Be Key Depression Symptoms in University Students
A Pakistani student study suggests self-worth and concentration symptoms may carry especially useful information when assessing depression.
When Depression, Anxiety and Stress Overlap: What Our DASS-21 Analysis Revealed
A Pakistani university study found strong overlap between DASS-21 depression, anxiety and stress, raising important questions about subscale interpretation.