CMAJ| JANUARY 15, 2018| VOLUME 190| ISSUE 2 E45 a meta-analysis involving patients
who underwent bariatric surgery, 19% had depression in 34 studies based on evaluation by …

See related research article by Manea and colleagues on page E191 and at www. cmaj.
ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj. 110829 comes. Whereas many depression measures are …

Objectives To systematically review evidence on depression screening in coronary heart
disease (CHD) by assessing the (1) accuracy of screening tools;(2) effectiveness of …

Background Depression is relatively common in primary care patients but is not always
identified by primary care providers. Purpose To systematically review evidence to update …

The availability of brief screening instruments encourages their routine use in identifying
individuals who are presumed to be at risk for clinical depression. In primary medical care …

Objectives To provide a standardized metric for the assessment of depression severity to
enable comparability among results of established depression measures. Study Design and …

Background Major depressive disorder (MDD) may be present in 10%–20% of patients in
medical settings. Routine depression screening is sometimes recommended to improve …

A recent Science Advisory from the American Heart Association (AHA) recommended
routine screening of all patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) for depression. The …

This study evaluated screening abilities of self-report questionnaires for depression in first
myocardial infarction (MI) patients. One month post-MI, 206 patients with first MI were …

Background—In 2008, the American Heart Association (AHA) recommended a 2-step
screening method, consisting of the 2-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-2) followed …