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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.
Alejandra Jaramillo
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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- Appendix 1: Analytic Framework and Research Questions
- Appendix 2: Clinician Summary - CTFPHC Recommendation for Screening for Depression in Adults
- Appendix 3: GRADE basis of recommendation decision table for screening for depression in adults
- Appendix 4: Differences between the systematic reviews for the current CTFPHC recommendations on depression screening and the 2009 USPSTF recommendations
- Appendix 5: Detailed analysis of the 2008 Gilbody systematic review: examining the impact of screening tools on depression outcomes
- Appendix 6: Indirect evidence drawn from studies that lacked an unscreened control group
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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, Marcello Tonelli
CMAJ Jun 2013, 185 (9) 775-782; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.130403
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