Few studies have examined the incremental validity of multi-informant depression screening
approaches. In response, we examined how recommendations for using a multi-informant …

BackgroundUniversal depression screening in youth typically focuses on strategies for
identifying current distress and impairment. However, these protocols also play a critical role …

Objective: Screening protocols that rely on a single informant are inadequate in predicting
pediatric depression. Multi-informant and risk factor screening approaches are potentially …

The presence of depressive symptoms during childhood and adolescence has gained
acceptance in the mental health community over the past 30 years. 1 Although professionals …

Studies show that primary care screening of adults increases the recognition of depressed
individuals (two-to three-fold) and has a small effect on the persistence of depression; …

BACKGROUND: This study examined whether the possibility to predict future DSM-IV
depressive disorder can be increased with recurrent screening for depression in community …

Depression among adolescents is underdiagnosed and associated with significant morbidity
and mortality. The American Academy of Pediatrics endorses opportunistic depression …

Objective: Depression screening among children and adolescents is controversial, and no
clinical trials have evaluated benefits and harms of screening programs. A requirement for …

Child self-report and parent-report measures of depressive symptoms are useful both for
preliminary screening and to monitor change in symptomatology. These two aims, however …

Approximately 10%–15% of adolescents will experience a major depressive episode. The
risk factors associated with depression in adolescence include a family history of …