Pediatricians call for depression screening for ALL teenagers - regardless of 'warning' signs

Depression

Depression

This is the first time in a decade the pediatrician academy has updated its guidelines for the screening the depression among teens.

Both Bahar and Thayne believe pediatricians should also take care to hand off treatment to mental health specialists when needed and should work with them in providing care to a young patient.

Many pediatricians in NY already conduct annual mental health questionnaires and screening for teens, according to Dr. Gale Burstein, the Erie County Health Commissioner and a pediatrician herself.

'In experimental medicine studies if you treat a healthy individual with an inflammatory drug, like interferon, a substantial percentage of those people will become depressed, ' The Telegraph reported.

"This is about giving pediatricians more guidance", Narula said.

But experts said there are many falling through the cracks.

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One of his colleagues worked for a company that screened eighth- and 10th-graders using tools to identify those who potentially had mental health challenges.

Previous research has shown people who suffer severe emotional trauma have signs of inflammation, which suggests their immune system is constantly "fired-up". This screening is a primary and easy way to save the youth from the situation of distress. "If a young person says, 'I don't feel like anyone cares, ' that usually means there's something more that's potential there to be a problem".

This format, the organization hopes, will also alleviate some stress and barriers to action for the pediatricians themselves. "What we have here is a unique opportunity to intervene", says Dr. Emily Harris, a pediatrician-psychiatrist for children and teens at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. "Often times they're not coming in to get help because of the stigma attached".

Zuckerbrot said pediatricians are encouraged to perform the depression screenings during regular visits, sports physicals or other office visits.

She says in the past doctors there have screened for depression if there was a concern.

"Parents need to be involved in their kids' life, they need to know what's going on and if they notice that kids are acting different than what they normally do and it's lasting two weeks or longer, they need to bring it to our attention", Azam said.

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