New research presented today at the American Psychiatric Association's Annual Meeting in San Francisco evaluated how accurately a self-reporting tool predicts difficult-to-treat depression, finding ...

Depression screening tools can objectively detect depression and track symptoms over time. The symptoms of depression vary from person to person, so in some cases, the disorder can be difficult to ...

A new mental health assessment powered by artificial intelligence is as good at assessing depression symptoms as the "gold standard" questionnaires currently in broad use in health care, according to ...

Self-reported questionnaire data predicted difficult-to-treat depression, even in patients who weren't considered treatment-resistant, observational data showed. In a sample of 550 hospitalized ...

SAN FRANCISCO — A novel self-report questionnaire may help identify patients who are at risk for difficult-to-treat depression before they meet the criteria for treatment-resistant depression (TRD).

Identifying and diagnosing depression is crucial for effective intervention and treatment. Researchers and experts have developed depression screening tools to enable early detection and assessment.

A commonly used questionnaire adopted by GPs to monitor the treatment of depression does not provide any immediate benefits to patients, a new study has found. Primary care researchers testing the PHQ ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Implementing the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2) in a hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) clinic improved the ability of dermatologists to detect patients at risk for depression, results from a ...