TY - JOUR T1 - Made to measure? JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 324 LP - 324 DO - 10.3399/bjgp13X668375 VL - 63 IS - 611 AU - Emyr Gravell Y1 - 2013/06/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/63/611/324.abstract N2 - My next patient walks in confidently wearing a big smile. All the training I’ve done in non-verbal communication kicks in and I suspect that his depression is starting to get better. He hands me a PHQ-9 with a flourish which confirms my initial impressions. I’m usually sceptical of these scoring tools, but this is no ordinary PHQ-9, this a luxury M&S patient-modified version, with; ‘Feeling a lot better since I’ve started to speak to the doctor about my problems’ written across the top.Over the years I’ve learned to be wary at taking praise. I know that usually I have a peripheral role in patients getting better or worse. Whether I’m being praised or panned I tend to take … ER -