Depression screening tools can objectively detect depression and track symptoms over time. The symptoms of depression vary from person to person, so in some cases, the disorder can be difficult to ...

Identifying and diagnosing depression is crucial for effective intervention and treatment. Researchers and experts have developed depression screening tools to enable early detection and assessment.

New research presented today at the American Psychiatric Association's Annual Meeting in San Francisco evaluated how accurately a self-reporting tool predicts difficult-to-treat depression, finding ...

Implementing the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2) in a hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) clinic improved the ability of dermatologists to detect patients at risk for depression, results from a ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Depression is a common mental health condition, with symptoms that can range from mild to severe. Around 16% of American adults have struggled with a type of depression at some point during their ...