Improving Mental Health Outcomes in Adolescent Patients With Universal Anxiety Screening in an Outpatient Pediatric Primary Care Office: A Quality Improvement Project

In the wake of the cultural and mental health consequences that arose since the COVID-19 pandemic, primary care providers must be able to assess and initiate treatment of anxiety disorders in the pediatric population. Only 59% of children with a diagnosable anxiety disorder are identified and receive treatment. This quality improvement project aimed to evaluate the implementation of universal anxiety screening using the General Anxiety Disorder-7 tool in pediatric primary care.
Source: Journal of Pediatric Health Care - Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tags: Quality Improvement Project Source Type: research