Integration of mental health screening and treatment into cystic fibrosis clinics: Evaluation of initial implementation in 84 programs across the United States

This is the largest systematic effort to integrate mental health screening and treatment into the care of individuals with a serious, chronic illness and their caregivers. MHCs implementing screening, interpretation and follow-up reported positive results, and significant barriers. This national implementation effort demonstrated that depression and anxiety can be efficiently evaluated and treated in a complex, chronic disease. Future efforts include recommending the addition of screening scores to national CF Registries and examining their effects on health outcomes.