PURPOSE Mood and anxiety disorders are the most common psychiatric conditions seen in
primary care, yet they remain underdetected and undertreated. Screening tools can improve …

■ OBJECTIVES To determine whether the use of a symptom severity measure to augment
an existing Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders–Third Edition, Revised …

MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT specific psychiatric diagnoses that could better inform
treatment decisions. Finally, physicians questioned the utility of instruments that screened for …

The research literature is replete with evidence of and concerns about the prevalence and
undertreatment of mental disorders in primary care. Although screening, on its own, may not …

Objectives Although efficacious treatments for mood disorders are available in primary care,
under-diagnosis is associated with under-treatment and poorer outcomes. This study …

Background In this field study of WHO's revised classification of mental disorders for primary
care settings, the ICD-11 PHC, we tested the usefulness of two five-item screening scales for …

OBJECTIVE: While considerable attention has focused on improving the detection of
depression, assessment of severity is also important in guiding treatment decisions …

Background Screening for depressive disorders in the general adult population is
recommended, however, it is unclear which instruments combine user friendliness and …

Based on a recent review of the evidence on depression screening outcomes in primary
care settings, 10 the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) updated its screening …

Objectives: The Mood Disorders Questionnaire (MDQ) has been the most widely studied
screening questionnaire for bipolar disorder, though few studies have examined its …