Why the study?
Does systematic screening identify untreated mental disorders compared to routine clinical judgment in cardiology outpatients?
Population
86 consecutive patients in a cardiology outpatient service
Comparison
Systematic screening for mental disorders using… vs Routine clinical identification by cardiologists
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
3 years
Authors
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Untreated mental disorders remain common in cardiology outpatients; hypothesis-generating for screening trials before any practice change.
Does systematic screening identify untreated mental disorders compared to routine clinical judgment in cardiology outpatients?
Mental disorders are highly prevalent (40%) but severely undertreated in cardiology outpatients, highlighting a significant gap in comprehensive cardiovascular care.
Birket‐Smith et al. (2008) studied this question.
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