P040 depression screening in a pediatric ibd center

Depression is a common pediatric problem affecting approximately 25% of U.S. adolescents and up to 35% of patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Suicide is associated with mood disorders and is a leading cause of death for youth ages 10-25. Despite known risks of depression, up to 75% of depressed youth go unrecognized. Recently published guidelines recommend annual screening for youth 12 and older diagnosed with IBD (Mackner et  al., 2019). We sought to implement these guidelines in a large outpatient pediatric gastroenterology practice.

Source: Gastroenterology - January 25, 2020 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Clair Talmadge, Glen Lewis, Benjamin Gold, Samantha Gomez, Bonney Reed, Dana Dykes Tags: Quality of Life/Psychosocial Care Source Type: research