• Main Page • Risk Factors • Symptoms • Diagnosis • Treatment • Screening • Reducing Your Risk • Talking to Your Doctor • Living With Depression • Resource Guide Screening for DepressionThe purpose of screening is early diagnosis and treatment. Screening tests are usually administered to people without current symptoms, but who may be at high risk for certain diseases or conditions. Screening GuidelinesThe US Preventive Services Task Force recommends that primary care doctors screen their adult patients for depression if they have a system in place to support these patients (eg, like case management or mental health treatment). There are a number of different questionnaires to screen for depression. One example of screening is using two simple questions:
Depression. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed/ . Updated July 19, 2012. Accessed July 30, 2012. Screening for depression in adults. US Preventative Services Task Force website. Available at: http://www.uspreve... . Published December 2009. Accessed July 31, 2012.
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