Depression Screening and Health Outcomes in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Depression screening among children and adolescents is controversial. In 2009, the United States Preventive Services Task Force first recommended routine depression screening for adolescents, and this recommendation was reiterated in 2016. However, no randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of screening were identified in the original 2009 systematic review or in an updated review through February 2015. The objective of this systematic review was to provide a current evaluation to determine whether there is evidence from RCTs that depression screening in childhood and adolescence improves depression outcomes.

Method

Data sources included the MEDLINE, MEDLINE In-Process, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Cochrane CENTRAL and LILACS databases searched February 2, 2017. Eligible studies

SUBMITTER: Roseman M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5714120 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature