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Why this matters?

The US Preventive Services Task Force endorses universal adolescent major depressive disorder (MDD) screening in primary care; however, most adolescents lack preventive health care, resulting in worsening disparities in MDD screening and treatment.

Publication Date

4-2024

Keywords

Access to Care, Research, Rural Health, Community Health, School Screenings, Adolecent, Major Depressive Disorder

Disciplines

Community Health | Pediatrics | Psychiatric and Mental Health

Comments

This research summary is provided by the REACH Dissemination Committee based on a full study created by others.

Project Collaborators include key personnel and advisory panel members that represent the three largest health systems in Maine, The Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Council on Aging, Community Care Partnership of Maine, and Maine Area Health Education Center.

This program has been funded in part by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).

Please visit: Comparing Universal versus Focused Screening for Depression among Teens in High School -- The SHIELD Trial | PCORI for the full study.

Sekhar DL, Pattison KL, Schaefer EW, et al. (2023). Comparing Universal versus Focused Screening for Depression among Teens in High School – The SHIELD Trial. Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). https://doi.org/10.25302/05.2023.AD.2017C38752

Comparing Universal versus Targeted School Screenings for Depression among Teens

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