Behavior & Mental Status

Question 1

High-yield screening questions for Depression

Answer 1

Over past 2 weeks, have you felt down, depressed, / hopeless?
Over past 2 weeks, have you felt little interest/ pleasure in doing things (anhedonia)?

Question 2

High-yield screening questions for Anxiety

Answer 2

Over past 2 weeks, have you been feeling nervous, anxious,/ on edge?
Over past 2 weeks, have you been unable to stop/ control worrying?
Over past 4 weeks, have you had an anxiety attack— suddenly feeling fear/ panic?
For more info, refer to Bates, p. 144.
After screening, follow-up systems for Dx & treatment are needed.

Question 3

High-yield screening questionnaire- multidimensional- PRIME-MD

Answer 3

Primary Care Evaluation of Mental D/o for 5 most common d/o’s in primary care: depression, anxiety, ETOH, soma to form, & eating d/o. 26-item pt questionnaire followed by clinician eval. Takes approx. 10 min.

Question 4

High-yield screening questionnaire- multidimensional- PRIME-MD Patient Health Questionnaire

Answer 4

Available as pt health questionnaire for self-rating. Takes approx. 3 min.