Primary Care Screening of Depression and Treatment Engagement in a University Health Center: A Retrospective Analysis

Autor/inn/en	Klein, Michael C.; Ciotoli, Carlo; Chung, Henry
Titel	Primary Care Screening of Depression and Treatment Engagement in a University Health Center: A Retrospective Analysis
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 59 (2011) 4, S.289-295 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Students; Urban Universities; Depression (Psychology); Screening Tests; Primary Health Care; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Identification; Gender Differences; Therapy; Severity (of Disability); Incidence; Referral; Questionnaires + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Screening-Verfahren; Gesundheitsvorsorge; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Therapie; Schweregrad; Vorkommen; Fragebogen
Abstract	Objectives: This retrospective study analyzed a primary care depression screening initiative in a large urban university health center. Depression detection, treatment status, and engagement data are presented. Participants: Participants were 3,713 graduate and undergraduate students who presented consecutively for primary care services between January and April 2006. Methods: A standardized 2-tiered screening approach for an inception cohort of students utilizing primary services. Primary care providers were trained to triage students with depressive symptoms. Results: Six percent of participants had clinically significant depressive symptoms (CSD). Severe depressive symptoms were found in less than 1.0% of participants. Male rates of severe depressive symptoms were more than double that of females. Only 35.7% of untreated depressed participants started treatment within 30 days following identification. Conclusions: Systematic primary care depression screening in a college health center is a promising approach to identify untreated students with depression. More study is needed to improve rates of treatment engagement. (Contains 1 figure and 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10