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Clinical depression is a very real part of many of our patients' lives. As a matter of fact, our current understanding of many commonly treated PT diagnoses suggests that clinical depression may be a huge driver of symptoms. How do we identify it in our patients? Assuming we can do that, what do we do about it once we identify it?

Using the 9-Item Patient Health Questionnaire to Screen for and Monitor Depression. Zimmerman M. JAMA Insights. Published online October 18, 2019. doi:https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2019.15883.

The other article that we mentioned:

Screening for symptoms of depression by physical therapists managing low back pain. Haggman S, Maher CG, Refshauge KM. Phys Ther. 2004 Dec;84(12):1157-66. doi: 10.1093/ptj/84.12.1157.

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Music for PT Inquest: "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" by Less Than Jake Used by Permission