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[[{}{{:depression:phq9.pdf}}|**Adult** Depression Screening Form]]
[[{}{{:depression:phq9_peds.pdf}}|**Pediatric** Depression Screening Form]]
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At Pines Health Services, nothing is more important than your health. Our [[about:pcmh|patient centered approach]] to your health allows us to better coordinate every aspect of your care, including [[providers:behavioral_health:start|Behavioral Health]].  In general‚ about 1 out of every 6 adults will have depression at some time in their life ((Kessler RC, Berglund P, Demler O, Jin R, Merikangas KR, Walters EE. [[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15939837|Lifetime Prevalence and Age-of-Onset Distributions of DSM-IV Disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication]]. Archives of General Psychiatry 2005;62(6):593-602)).  All Pines patients are screened annually for depression.  Use the buttons above to download a copy of the depression screening form to fill out and bring to your next visit.
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