PHQ9 is a screening not diagnostic tool constructed using a definition of depression (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition and International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision); it has been critiqued as being over simplistic and risks labelling components of normal human experience as a disorder.
Furthermore, these types of interventions may inadvertently increase social stereotypes and stigma by focusing on the simplistic outcomes of risk behaviours (obesity) rather than the causes of these behaviours (environmental factors, junk food marketing and over consumption)[ 12].
Going beyond the traditional, simplistic indicators of credit risk such as an applicant's assets, existing liabilities, and FICO score, P2P lending platforms analyze more dynamic data points from public websites, agencies, and public records.
That observation is not consistent with a simplistic model where schizophrenia risk alleles predispose to a single schizophrenia-like form of bipolar disorder (see online supplement).
With its focus on student numbers, regulation and research, the higher education sector is missing a trick in not flagging up the risks of simplistic arguments about the value of creating jobs in the private rather than the public sector.
Of course, these analogies risk being too simplistic, but the explanation doesn't stop there.
These explanations risk producing equally simplistic and inefficient approaches to addressing food insecurity such as increasing mainstream consumption opportunities in so-called food deserts or focusing on nutrition education and individual choice without considering residents' dynamic urban experiences.
I write this at the risk of sounding simplistic.
There is indeed a risk that overly simplistic application of guidelines may result in less sophisticated management.
The idea of shifting risks appears too simplistic as the same technologies that enabled senior staff to withdraw from the field may also reduce risks to local aid workers.
For this whole debate risks looking quite simplistic in the current economic climate.
