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- Universal mental and behavioural health screening in paediatric primary care is recommended.
- Adding anxiety and suicide risk screening to depression screening increases detection of affected adolescents.
- Incremental yield quantified: one additional positive screen per 13 adolescents screened, supporting broader screening.
J Pediatr. 2026 Aug 17:115288. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2026.115288. Online ahead of print.
ABSTRACT
Universal mental and behavioral health screening in primary care is recommended. We assessed the incremental value of augmenting depression screening with also screening for anxiety and suicide risk. By adding anxiety and suicide screening, we identified 1 additional positive screen for every 13 adolescents screened.
PMID:42607806 | DOI:10.1016/j.jpeds.2026.115288
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