TY - JOUR T1 - Questionnaire severity measures for depression JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 324 LP - 325 DO - 10.3399/bjgp11X572337 VL - 61 IS - 586 AU - John Gillies AU - Stewart Mercer AU - Graham CM Watt AU - Mairi Scott AU - Andrew Lyon Y1 - 2011/05/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/61/586/324.3.abstract N2 - 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 … ER -