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Published on Thu Mar 07, 2019

Question: A 54-year-old woman presented to our provider complaining of difficulty sleeping, nervousness, gastrointestinal (GI) problems, rapid breathing, mild depression, and heart palpitations. The provider administered a Patient Health Questionnaire for Depression and Anxiety (PHQ-9) and a Generalized Anxiety Disorder Test (GAD-7) to determine the patient’s condition. After scoring the test, the provider documented a diagnosis of anxiety with depression. [...]
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