This 1 hour course provides an overview of adolescent depression including prevalence, risk factors, and recent trends. It then addresses screening, assessment and treatment of adolescent depression in pediatric integrated primary care.
- Describe key differences for child, adolescent and adult depressive disorders
- Describe prevalence and risk factors for depressive disorders in youth
- Describe DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for major depression disorder
- Identify key screening and assessment strategies for depression and when intervention is warranted
- Describe effective treatment strategies for depression in an IPC setting
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- Christian Klepper, PsD - primary author
- Jenny Burt, PhD - primary author
- Holly Roberts, PhD - contributor
- Kristen Johnson, PhD - contributor
- Alli Morton, PhD - contributor
- Erika Franta, PhD - contributor
- Britt Liebsack, PhD - contributor
- Hannah West, PhD - contributor
- Brandy Clarke, PhD - contributor