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More training needed in screening for depression: survey of residency programs.(Obstetrics)

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| January 15, 2004 | Boschert, Sherry | COPYRIGHT 2004 International Medical News Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

SAN FRANCISCO -- Most obstetric residents and attending physicians at three residency programs said they would like more training in screening for depression during pregnancy, and all three programs lacked formal protocols for screening, diagnosing, and managing perinatal depression, Lee C. McDonough said at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association.

In questionnaires completed by 44 of 80 residents and attending physicians, 11 reported that they felt somewhat comfortable screening for and diagnosing depression in pregnant women, 30 said they felt comfortable, and 3 were very comfortable with screening and diagnosis of perinatal depression, said Ms. McDonough, who con ducted the study with her coinvestigator, Cynthia H. Cassell, while a student at the University of North Carolina School of Public Health, Chapel Hill. Asked if they felt comfortable managing perinatal depression, 3 said they were not comfortable, 13 were somewhat comfortable, 25 were comfortable, and 3 were very ...

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