Federal panel recommends general physicians screen all adults for depression

January 26, 2016
A federal task force recommends that physicians screen pregnant and postpartum women for depression -- as well as all other adults.
A federal task force recommends that physicians screen pregnant and postpartum women for depression — as well as all other adults.

Nelson Freimer, director of the Depression Grand Challenge, comments on the federal panel’s recommendation that general physicians screen all adults for depression and provide treatment and further recognizes the promise of the DGC.

Read more at The Los Angeles Times