Recommendation on screening adults for depression using a screening tool.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depression negatively affects how a person feels, thinks, or behaves; is associated with impaired functioning in social and work settings; and can be associated with thoughts of suicide. This update of the 2013 Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care guideline provides an evidence-based recommendation about instrument-based screening for depression.

Methods

For this update, we commissioned a systematic review on benefits and harms of instrument-based screening (i.e., using a screening tool) for depression among adults. The systematic review covered relevant literature from October 2018 to May 2020, updated to January 2025 for trials, and to March 2025 for trial registries. We examined patient values and preferences via patient engagement surveys and focus gr

SUBMITTER: Lang E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12534120 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature