Open AccessMultistage Adolescent Depression Screening: A Comparison of 11-Year-Olds to 12-Year-Olds
Author(s) -
Alan B Cortez,
Julia Wilkins,
Eric G. Handler,
Marc Lerner,
Raoul J. Burchette,
Lawrence S. Wissow
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the permanente journal/permanente journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.445
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1552-5775
pISSN - 1552-5767
DOI - 10.7812/tpp/20.233
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , confidence interval , body mass index , pediatrics , weight loss , weight management , psychological intervention , obesity , overweight , psychiatry
Adolescent depression screening is recommended starting at age 12 years, but younger children experience depression as well. Our objective was to determine whether screening for depression at age 11 years yields similar results to screening at age 12 years.