. Toward this end, a brief, valid, self-administered screening questionnaire has been developed that is equally suited to the interest of dentists and physicians. The Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders Patient Health Questionnaire (PRIME-MD PHQ, typically referred to simply as PRIME-MD) screens for eight common mental disorders (major depressive disorders, panic disorders, other anxiety disorders, bulimia nervosa, other depressive disorders, probable alcohol abuse or dependence, and somatoform and binge-eating disorders). Research shows good agreement between PHQ diagnoses and those of mental health professionals.>' The average time to review a patient's completed PHQ is less than 3 minutes.