[16] Two relatively new screening tools may make screening and follow-up for depression easier. The first screening tool consists of 2 questions: During the past month, have you often been ...

therefore tools such as the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) allow for broader depression screening. The tool is based on criteria for major depressive disorder as defined in the Diagnostic ...

It is a useful screening tool in the clinical setting to facilitate assessment of depression in older adults especially when baseline measurements are compared to subsequent scores. More on the ...

PHILADELPHIA — A new, computerized, mental health assessment tool may allow doctors to quickly identify children experiencing anxiety or depression before surgery, suggests new research ...

The influential US Preventive Services Task force also said that all adults should be checked for depression ... The task force stopped short of a screening recommendation for suicide.