The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has updated its recommendation on the screening of depression in the general adult population aged 18 years and older, endorsing its previous call for ...

Depression and anxiety have been well documented in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), but often are undiagnosed or untreated. A machine learning model may help by analyzing routinely collected ...

Screening for postpartum depression is a valuable safeguard. It is not, however, all we have to do. There is little debate that our most reliable and valid screening tool for postpartum depression, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Annual depression screening was cost effective and yielded the most depression-free days gained. Screening is ...

Medicaid reimbursement was associated with more billed postpartum depression (PPD) screens and higher probability of the mother being diagnosed and treated. Medicaid-insured mothers have higher rates ...

Some of the findings from the project were not supported by previous studies. Research by Pratt and Brody found depression and obesity to be directly related. 3 A trend in the data showed that ...

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 ...

Depression screening is common among Medicare members, but anxiety, sleep, pain, and functional distress often go unmeasured in older adults. Growing older doesn’t have to mean giving up on feeling ...

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 ...

Cultural pressure, disconnection, and overlooked behaviors mask emotional distress in men. Learn the seven overlooked ...

A total of 24.7% of patients screened positive for depression with a score of 3 or more using the PHQ-2 and were further screened with the PHQ-9. Of the patients who screened positive for depression, ...