OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine the performance characteristics and
validity of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Item (PHQ-9) as a screening tool for …

Background Prior studies have had conflicting results regarding the relationship between
adolescent depression and adult obesity. Objective To test the hypothesis that depression in …

Background: Adolescents’ wide use of technology opens up opportunities to integrate
technology into health visits and health care. In particular, technology has the potential to …

Importance Up to 20% of adolescents experience an episode of major depression by age
18 years yet few receive evidence-based treatments for their depression. Objective To …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the validity of the Patient Health Questionnaire 2 (PHQ-2), a 2-item
depression-screening scale, among adolescents. METHODS: After completing a brief …

Importance Depression is one of the most common adolescent chronic health conditions and
can lead to increased health care use. Collaborative care models have been shown to be …

OBJECTIVE. The goal of this study was to determine whether youth in foster care with natural
mentors during adolescence have improved young adult outcomes. METHODS. We used …

Foster youth are at risk of poor adult outcomes. Research on the role of mentoring relationships
for this population suggests the value of strategies that increase their access to adult …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this work was to examine the relationship between youth-reported
asthma symptoms, presence of anxiety or depressive disorders, and objective measures …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Inpatient pediatric mental health is a priority topic for
national quality measurement and improvement, but nationally representative data on the …