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[...]the lack of studies specifically investigating the potential of providing feedback on depression screening results to the patients themselves was the initial point for the DEPSCREEN-INFO trial. [...]the DEPSCREEN-INFO study results highlight that patient-targeted feedback in addition to depress...

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Published in:British journal of psychiatry 2017-06, Vol.210 (6), p.437-438
Main Authors: Lowe, Bernd, Gierk Benjamin, Kohlmann, Sebastian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiac surgery
Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease
Feedback
Heart attacks
Intensive care
Intensive treatment
Medical screening
Mental depression
Mental health
Myocardial infarction
Patients
Psychiatry
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Summary:[...]the lack of studies specifically investigating the potential of providing feedback on depression screening results to the patients themselves was the initial point for the DEPSCREEN-INFO trial. [...]the DEPSCREEN-INFO study results highlight that patient-targeted feedback in addition to depression screening has the potential to engage the patient as an active information seeker and to improve depression severity. Recently, a study has shown that treatment for depression after an acute myocardial infarction may decrease the risk of dying 1 year after myocardial infarction. 5 We believe that it is worthwhile to further investigate the potential of targeted patient-feedback after depression screening as an easily implementable complement to more intensive interventions in depressed cardiac patients. 1 Löwe B, Blankenberg S, Wegscheider K, König H-H, Walter D, Murray AM, et al.
ISSN:0007-1250
1472-1465
DOI:10.1192/bjp.210.6.437a