Questionnaire severity measures for depression

The paper by Leydon et al illustrates the continuing tension between two important elements of generalism: the biotechnical (use of the measures PHQ9 or HAD-D introduced as part of QOF) that the authors refer to as ‘hard technology’, and the biographical (a narrative-based approach to diagnosis, based on the patient's context) referred to as ‘soft technology’. Concern about the current …