Early Depressive Symptoms Not Benign; Screening Helps Identify Need for Treatment
| Patients who screen positive for mild depression, but who remain
untreated, are at risk for developing major depression over time,
according to a new study in Psychiatric Services.
Researchers at Columbia University found that more than 62 percent of
patients who screened positive for mild depression through a mental
health screen at their primary care physician office, developed major
depression within 4 years. The findings received coverage in on-line health media. |
Revisions Announced for DSM, Psychiatric Diagnostic Manual
 The American Psychiatric Association’s proposed changes to the DSM -- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – are generating important dialogue, as physicians, researchers and health care professionals consider the impact of the manual’s first set of revisions in 10 years. The revision process marks the first time that the APA has put in place a system for public input on the proposed changes, accepting comments through April 20. The review process then continues over the next two years, with the newly revised manual available in 2013. Read the article in The New York Times about the revisions and their potential impact.
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