Rates of Routine Depression Screening on Rise but Still Low

This study observed that more time spent by the patient in the physician’s office led to higher screening rates,” wrote the researchers. “Since increasing the length of time of the actual visit to the physician may be difficult, it is recommended that other health care providers in these se ttings be trained to provide screening.”To read more on this topic, see thePsychiatric News article “New Primary Care Guidelines Recommend Routine Screening for Depression in Adolescents. ”(Image: Alexander Raths/shutterstock)FollowPsychiatric News on Twitter!For previous news alerts,click here.
Source: Psychiatr News - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Affordable Care Act depression depression screening U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Source Type: research