S2 Episode 1: 'Primary Care First' Model to Screen and Treat Major Depressive Disorder
Drs Madhukar Trivedi and Manish Jha discuss the use of a "primary care first" model to screen and treat depression, emphasizing measurement-based care that can triage to specialty care when needed. Relevant disclosures can be found with the episode show notes on Medscape (https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/984454). The topics and discussions are planned, produced, and reviewed independently of advertisers. This podcast is intended only for US healthcare professionals. Resources Depression https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/286759-overview USPSTF Screening for Depression in Adults https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/RecommendationStatementFinal/depression-in-adults-screening Depression Screening Patterns, Predictors, and Trends Among Adults Without a Depression Diagnosis in Ambulatory Settings in the United States https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29983110/ Primary versus Specialty Care Outcomes for Depressed Outpatients Managed With Measurement-Based Care: Results From STAR*D https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18247097/ The PHQ-9: Validity of a Brief Depression Severity Measure https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11556941/ VitalSign6: A Primary Care First (PCP-First) Model for Universal Screening and Measurement-Based Care for Depression https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31091770/ A Brief Measure for Assessing Generalized Anxiety Disorder: The GAD-7 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16717171/ Prevalence and Impact of Diagnosed and Undiagnosed Depression in the United States https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36134073/ FDA Approves First Treatment for Post-partum Depression https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-first-treatment-post-partum-depression