Open AccessDevelopment and validation of a method to screen for co-morbid depression by non-behavioral health practitioners treating musculoskeletal pain
Author(s) -
Leonard N. Matheson,
Joe L. Verna,
Dawne Saunders-Enright,
Ezequiel D Gherscovici,
Bryan J. Kemp,
John M. Mayer
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
work
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.5
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1875-9270
pISSN - 1051-9815
DOI - 10.3233/wor-203252
Subject(s) - triage , medicine , rehabilitation , depression (economics) , observational study , physical therapy , health care , psychiatry , pathology , economic growth , economics , macroeconomics
Although diagnosis and treatment of depressive illness is outside the scope of practice for non-behavioral health practitioners such as occupational therapists, physical therapists, kinesiotherapists, and chiropractors, it frequently is comorbid with painful musculoskeletal disorders such as low back pain and it negatively affects outcomes, including return to work. As psychologically-informed practice becomes more widely implemented without the immediate availability of behavioral health practitioners, safe and effective methods to screen for and appropriately triage depressive illness by nonbehavioral health practitioners are necessary.