Depression and Suicide Screening in Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes: 5-Years of Implementation and Outcomes

As part of a quality improvement (QI) initiative, Cincinnati Children ’s Hospital Diabetes Center established a model of reliable, feasible, routine depression screening in a for adolescents with diabetes.1 On the occasion of the special section of the journal focusing on screening for, detection of, and treatment of depression in diverse settings, the purpose of th is correspondence is to: 1) describe the evolution of an in-clinic, pragmatic approach to depression and suicidal ideation (SI) screening, and 2) evaluate depression screening scores and glycemic control across age groups over time.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research