Screening tools assessing mental illness in primary care: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To better manage patients with a wide range of mental health problems, general practitioners would benefit from diagnostically accurate and time-efficient screening tools that comprehensively assess mental illness. Therefore, the aim of this systematic review was to identify screening tools that either take a multiple-mental disorder or a transdiagnostic approach. As primary and secondary outcomes, diagnostic accuracy and time efficiency were investigated.

Methods

The data bases MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Library, Psyndex and PsycINFO were searched. Studies reporting on multiple-mental disorder or transdiagnostic screening tools used in primary care with adult patients were included. Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value served as measure

SUBMITTER: Neulinger B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11500526 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature