Screening for depression
Subtitle: a practical guide for detection and diagnosis of mood disorders
By: by James C. Coyne, Alex J. Mitchell.
Contributors: Mitchell, Alex J.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780195380194
Subjects: Depression, Mental -- Diagnosis; Primary care (Medicine); Depressive Disorder -- diagnosis; Primary Health Care
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Is the syndrome of depression a valid concept?; title: Overview of depression scales and tools; title: Why do clinicians have difficulty detecting depression?; title: How can existing mood scales be improved? : how to test, refine, and improve existing scales; title: How do we know when a screening test is clinically useful?; title: Clinical judgment and the influence of screening on decision making; title: Implementing screening as part of enhanced care : screening alone is not enough; title: Technological approaches to screening and case finding for depression; title: Screening for depression in primary care : can it become more efficient?; title: Screening for depression in medical settings : are specific scales useful?; title: The case against excluding somatic symptoms; title: Screening for depression in neurological disorders; title: Screening for depression in cancer care; title: Screening for depression in perinatal settings; title: Screening in cardiovascular care; title: Screening in diabetes care : detecting & managing depression in diabetes; title: Commentary and integration : is it time to routinely screen for depression in clinical practice?