In Canada and the U.S., doctors are increasingly being encouraged to try to identify depression in children and adolescents - even if they do not have obvious indications of the disease. In order to ...

In a study in Social Science & Medicine—Mental Health, CUNY SPH doctoral alum Dana Watnick and team sought to explore local understandings of depression and mental distress among people living with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The PHQ-9 was more effective than suicidal ideation screening in identifying patients who would attempt suicide ...

Research led by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and Wesleyan University found that depression screening tools outperformed suicide risk screenings under most conditions. From 1999 to ...

Anxiety and depression are common in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and are significantly affected by the diagnostic criteria used.

In a new guideline, the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC) “strongly” recommended against screening all adults with a standardized tool for depression, stating instead that ...

Text-based AI depression screening may be easier and quicker than questionnaires. A new study highlights how artificial intelligence could improve mental health monitoring among older adults.

The assessment of depression in children and adolescents has become a cornerstone of early intervention and public health strategy. Psychometric evaluation involves systematic examination of ...

What Is the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)? The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is an easy-to-take, self-administered questionnaire that you can use to screen yourself, or a ...

Researchers say standard depression screening tools often check for physical symptoms, but weren't designed for those with cancer ...

Rapid psychosocial screening may help oncology teams identify emotional and psychological concerns that can otherwise remain ...