Screening for Depression and Suicide Risk in Adults
In June 2023, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) made a paradigm-shifting mental health recommendation: : Every adult between the ages of 19 and 64, regardless of symptoms, should receive routine screenings for anxiety—a decree that came hot on the heels of a, which indicated that all children aged 8 to 18 should also be routinely screened for the condition.
Taken together, these standards make a bold statement about the state of our collective mental health, which dipped sharply in 2020 and has yet to fully recover.