Screening for Perinatal Depression: An Effective Intervention, or One That Does More Harm Than Good?
Mad In America,
Today, pregnant women are regularly asked about their mental wellbeing during their medical checkups, and such questioning…
Paging Dr. Facebook: How the social network could help doctors screen patients for depression
Booster Shots - latimes.com,
More than half of Americans who suffer from depression never get any treatment, and in many cases that’s because their symptoms…
Could a California Bill Be the Key to Addressing Mood Disorders in New Parents?
Rewire,
Perinatal mood disorders affect one in seven pregnant people, but many never receive screening and care. In California, AB 2193…
Postpartum Depression Screening During Well-Child Visits May Improve Maternal Mental Health
Psych News Alert,
Screening for postpartum depression in a well-child care setting may be an effective way to reduce maternal depressive symptoms…
Experts Concerned That Depression Screening Will Lead to Overdiagnosis
Mad In America,
In a recently published special report, Associate Editor of The BMJ, Jeanne Lenzer, critically calls into question the research…
Why Screening Everyone for Depression is a Terrible Idea
Mad In America,
The latest US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Guidelines on Depression Screening recommend that all adults, including…
Parenting This Week: Schizophrenia and Postpartum Depression
Momma Data: Debunking Children's Health News,
Two promising developments this week...schizophrenia research goes CSI and postpartum depression screening gets a thumbs up. Firs…
Depression Screening For Pregnant and Pospartum Women Recommended By U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Medical Daily,
A panel of U.S. experts is recommending that all adults, including pregnant and postpartum women, get screened for depression…
Making Sense of the 2016 Depression Screening Guidelines
World of Psychology,
As it did in 2002 and again in 2009, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has once again recommended that primary…
Panel Recommends All U.S. Adults Be Screened For Depression
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Health and…
Task Force Finally Recommends Depression Screening for Pregnant Women and New Mothers
Jezebel,
The United States Preventative Services Task Force—an influential panel of experts in primary care and preventative medicine—reco…
Should all adults be screened for depression?
Science Life Blog « University of Chicago Medical Center,
16 million adults in the U.S. experience episodes of depressive disorder, with pregnant/postpartum women and the elderly…
Depression Screening Recommended For All Pregnant Women, New Mothers
Shots - Health News,
Untreated depression can harm the health of mothers and their children. …
Depression Screening Recommended For All Pregnant Women, New Mothers
Health,
Depression is common in women during pregnancy and postpartum, posing risks to both mother and child. More effort is needed to…
Screening for Depression in Adults
JAMA Author Interviews,
Interview with Michael P. Pignone, MD, MPH, author of Screening for Depression in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force…
USPSTF empfiehlt Depressions-Screening
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Ein US-Report empfiehlt, sämtliche Erwachsene, vor allem aber auch schwangere Frauen und jene, die kürzlich von einem Kind…