The U.S. Preventative Services Task Force recently recommended depression screenings for kids 12 to 18 and anxiety screenings for kids 8 to 18. Dr. Dana Gadaire, a pediatric psychologist at Geisinger, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Annual depression screening was cost effective and yielded the most depression-free days gained. Screening is ...

In Canada and the U.S., doctors are increasingly being encouraged to try to identify depression in children and adolescents - even if they do not have obvious indications of the disease. In order to ...

A recent study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders suggests that children and adolescents with chronic medical ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers used the KCAT computerized adaptive mental health screening program to test children for ...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A panel seeking ways to fix Montana's highest-in-the-nation suicide rate is recommending mandatory depression screening of all schoolchildren beginning at age 11 and programs ...

Doctronic reports childhood depression affects 2%-3% of children, with symptoms lasting over two weeks; early intervention ...