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Increasing Annual Depression Screening For Adults In A Primary Care Setting, Sandy Zachery, Sheryl Winn, Flor Culpa-Bondal
Increasing Annual Depression Screening For Adults In A Primary Care Setting, Sandy Zachery, Sheryl Winn, Flor Culpa-Bondal
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Increasing Annual Depression Screening for Adults in a Primary Care Setting
Background:
Depression is a mental illness that's common worldwide, which can cause an individual to function poorly in society and can progress to suicide. Because of several barriers, patients in a primary care environment are not being seen or treated for depression. Even though the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that all adults in primary care receive annual depression screening that delivers effective treatment with the correct diagnosis and accurate follow-up, patients are still not being screened for depression.
Purpose:.
This project aims to improve …