Screening for depression - A tale of two questions

JAMA Internal Medicine

Volumn 176, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 436-438

  Whooley, Mary A ^a,b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISABILITY; DRUG THERAPY; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FATIGUE; FOLLOW UP; GOLD STANDARD; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERSOMNIA; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL RETARDATION MALFORMATION SYNDROME; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE 2; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; REMISSION; RESTLESSNESS; SCREENING; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ADULT; ADVISORY COMMITTEE; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREGNANCY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PUERPERIUM; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ADVISORY COMMITTEES; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84962723663     PISSN: 21686106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.8493     Document Type: Editorial

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