# Janet B. W. Williams

> Janet B. W. Williams is an American social worker who focuses on the diagnosis and assessment of mental disorders. She is Professor Emerita of Clinical Psychiatric Social Work at Columbia University. She was a major force in writing the PHQ-9, a 9-question instrument given to patients in a primary care setting to screen for the presence and severity of depression.

*American social worker*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1947-11-15
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Janet B. W. Williams is an American social worker who focuses on the diagnosis and assessment of mental disorders. She is Professor Emerita of Clinical Psychiatric Social Work at Columbia University. She was a major force in writing the PHQ-9, a 9-question instrument given to patients in a primary care setting to screen for the presence and severity of depression.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 36.1 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 1.5 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 100.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 15.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 69.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **LINKEDIN**: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janet-b-w-williams-phd-806a404/ (@janet-b-w-williams-phd-806a404)

## Sources
- [Janet B. W. Williams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_B._W._Williams)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q72206056)

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