Abstract
We demonstrate the utility of the self-administered Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) in assessing depression severity and treatment response of depressed individuals receiving TMS. We compared PHQ-9 responses with those of the observer-rated 17-Item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD). We measured both HAMD and PHQ-9 at weekly intervals during a 5-week course of 10Hz rTMS targeting the left Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (DLPFC).We compared the change of the HAMD and PHQ-9 from beginning to end of treatment as well as the weekly time course of each scale, in 38 participants.
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