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- Title
Translating a Guideline into Practice: The USPSTF Recommendations on Screening for Depression in Adults.
- Authors
KORSEN, NEIL
- Abstract
The article comments on the recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) for screening adults with depression. The 2009 USPSTF recommendation includes supports for staff-assisted depression care. These supports include using standardized instrument to screen depression and a registry to monitor patient progress, encouraging self-management through patient education, and providing care management through communication between patients and health personnel.
- Subjects
UNITED States; U.S. Preventive Services Task Force; DEPRESSED persons; PROFESSIONAL-patient communication; MEDICAL care
- Publication
American Family Physician, 2010, Vol 82, Issue 8, p891
- ISSN
0002-838X
- Publication type
Editorial