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Recommendations on screening for depression in adults

Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, Michel Joffres, Alejandra Jaramillo, James Dickinson, Gabriela Lewin, Kevin Pottie, Elizabeth Shaw, Sarah Connor Gorber and Marcello Tonelli
CMAJ June 11, 2013 185 (9) 775-782; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.130403
From the Faculty of Health Sciences (Joffres), Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC; the Public Health Agency of Canada (Connor Gorber), Ottawa, Ont.; the Department of Family Medicine (Pottie, Lewin), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; the Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Dickinson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; the Department of Family Medicine (Shaw), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; and the Division of Nephrology (Tonelli, Jaramillo), Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
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Michel Joffres
From the Faculty of Health Sciences (Joffres), Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC; the Public Health Agency of Canada (Connor Gorber), Ottawa, Ont.; the Department of Family Medicine (Pottie, Lewin), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; the Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Dickinson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; the Department of Family Medicine (Shaw), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; and the Division of Nephrology (Tonelli, Jaramillo), Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
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Alejandra Jaramillo
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James Dickinson
From the Faculty of Health Sciences (Joffres), Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC; the Public Health Agency of Canada (Connor Gorber), Ottawa, Ont.; the Department of Family Medicine (Pottie, Lewin), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; the Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Dickinson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; the Department of Family Medicine (Shaw), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; and the Division of Nephrology (Tonelli, Jaramillo), Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
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Gabriela Lewin
From the Faculty of Health Sciences (Joffres), Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC; the Public Health Agency of Canada (Connor Gorber), Ottawa, Ont.; the Department of Family Medicine (Pottie, Lewin), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; the Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Dickinson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; the Department of Family Medicine (Shaw), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; and the Division of Nephrology (Tonelli, Jaramillo), Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
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Kevin Pottie
From the Faculty of Health Sciences (Joffres), Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC; the Public Health Agency of Canada (Connor Gorber), Ottawa, Ont.; the Department of Family Medicine (Pottie, Lewin), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; the Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Dickinson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; the Department of Family Medicine (Shaw), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; and the Division of Nephrology (Tonelli, Jaramillo), Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
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Elizabeth Shaw
From the Faculty of Health Sciences (Joffres), Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC; the Public Health Agency of Canada (Connor Gorber), Ottawa, Ont.; the Department of Family Medicine (Pottie, Lewin), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; the Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Dickinson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; the Department of Family Medicine (Shaw), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; and the Division of Nephrology (Tonelli, Jaramillo), Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
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Sarah Connor Gorber
From the Faculty of Health Sciences (Joffres), Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC; the Public Health Agency of Canada (Connor Gorber), Ottawa, Ont.; the Department of Family Medicine (Pottie, Lewin), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; the Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Dickinson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; the Department of Family Medicine (Shaw), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; and the Division of Nephrology (Tonelli, Jaramillo), Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
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Marcello Tonelli
From the Faculty of Health Sciences (Joffres), Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC; the Public Health Agency of Canada (Connor Gorber), Ottawa, Ont.; the Department of Family Medicine (Pottie, Lewin), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; the Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Dickinson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; the Department of Family Medicine (Shaw), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; and the Division of Nephrology (Tonelli, Jaramillo), Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
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vol. 185 no. 9 775-782
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https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.130403
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23670157
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  • Published online June 10, 2013.

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  1. Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care⇑,
  2. Michel Joffres,
  3. Alejandra Jaramillo,
  4. James Dickinson,
  5. Gabriela Lewin,
  6. Kevin Pottie,
  7. Elizabeth Shaw,
  8. Sarah Connor Gorber,
  9. Marcello Tonelli
  1. From the Faculty of Health Sciences (Joffres), Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC; the Public Health Agency of Canada (Connor Gorber), Ottawa, Ont.; the Department of Family Medicine (Pottie, Lewin), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; the Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Dickinson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; the Department of Family Medicine (Shaw), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; and the Division of Nephrology (Tonelli, Jaramillo), Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
  1. Correspondence to: Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, info{at}canadiantaskforce.ca

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