scholarly journals Accuracy of Depression Screening Tools for Identifying Postpartum Depression Among Urban Mothers

PEDIATRICS ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 125 (3) ◽  
pp. e609-e617 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. H. Chaudron ◽  
P. G. Szilagyi ◽  
W. Tang ◽  
E. Anson ◽  
N. L. Talbot ◽  
...  
2018 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 211-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nneamaka Ukatu ◽  
Camille A. Clare ◽  
Mary Brulja

2007 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 28
Author(s):  
MICHAEL S. JELLINEK

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-69
Author(s):  
Edmund C. Levin

Background: Screening adolescents for depression has recently been advocated by two major national organizations. However, this practice is not without controversy. Objective: To review diagnostic, clinical, and conflict of interest issues associated with the calls for routine depression screening in adolescents. Method: The evaluation of depression screening by the US Preventive Services Task Force is compared and contrasted with those of comparable agencies in the UK and Canada, and articles arguing for and against screening are reviewed. Internal pharmaceutical industry documents declassified through litigation are examined for conflicts of interest. A case is presented that illustrates the substantial diagnostic limitations of self-administered mental health screening tools. Discussion: The value of screening adolescents for psychiatric illness is questionable, as is the validity of the screening tools that have been developed for this purpose. Furthermore, many of those advocating depression screening are key opinion leaders, who are in effect acting as third-party advocates for the pharmaceutical industry. The evidence suggests that a commitment to marketing rather than to science is behind their recommendations, although their conflicts of interest are hidden in what seem to be impartial third-party recommendations.


2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Zubaran ◽  
Marina V. Schumacher ◽  
Katia Foresti ◽  
Mariana R. Thorell ◽  
Aline Amoretti ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 44 (9) ◽  
pp. 344-347
Author(s):  
Robert J. Hilt

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