Panel advises depression screening for US teens
This article by Lindsay Tanner of the Associated Press discusses the recommendations of the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force that all doctor’s be required to provide annual depression screening to teenagers. The full recommendations will appear in the April issue of the journal, Pediatrics, and emphasize that when followed by treatment, these diagnoses will identify and help a significant portion of young Americans that may otherwise not be appropriately diagnosed and treated.
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