Screening for Depression in Adults: A Summary of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

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Screening for Depression in Adults: A Summary of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

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Table 1. Characteristics of Case-Finding Instruments Used To Detect Depression in Adults in Primary Care Settings

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Table 2. Studies on the Effect of Screening and Feedback

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Table 3. Summary of the Effect of Feedback from Screening on Rates of Diagnosis

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Table 4. Summary of the Effect of Feedback from Screening on Rates of Treatment

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Table 5. Summary of the Effect of Feedback from Screening on Patient Outcomes

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Figure 1. Meta-analysis of the effect of screening and feedback on the proportion of patients with persistent depression.Top. Summary estimate of relative risk for persistent depression for screening compared with no screening. Bottom. Summary estimate of absolute risk reduction in persistent depression with screening compared with no screening.

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Figure 2. Meta-analysis of the effect of screening and feedback on the proportion of patients with persistent depression, excluding the study by Katzelnick and colleagues (12). Top. Summary estimate of relative risk for persistent depression for screening compared with no screening. Bottom. Summary estimate of absolute risk reduction in persistent depression with screening compared with no screening.