Screening instruments for mental disorders in primary healthcare: a scoping review protocol (SCREENING-MD).

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

When mental disorders go undetected until later stages, they can result in poorer health outcomes for patients. Primary healthcare (PHC) stands as a strategic setting for the early identification and management of these mental disorders, given its role as the primary care environment for health service users. This scoping review has the objective of mapping and assessing screening instruments validated for mental disorders that are applicable in PHC, particularly regarding their measurement properties.

Methods and analysis

This scoping review will include studies that have developed and validated screening instruments for mental disorders in the PHC context, irrespective of the age group. Searches will be conducted in MEDLINE, EMBASE, LILACS, CINAHL and PsycInfo

SUBMITTER: Lopes LPN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11409295 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature