2023
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.7239
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Are There Reasons to Fear Anxiety Screening?

Abstract: Mental disorders are a leading cause of disease burden worldwide, with anxiety disorders being the second most influential contributor, after depressive disorders, to global disabilityadjusted life-years. 1 Anxiety disorders are characterized by anxious mood and, often, phobic avoidance, which result in extreme distress, functional impairment, or both. 2,3 The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fifth Edition) (DSM-5) recognizes the following types of anxiety disorders likely to be seen in a… Show more

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“…The main advantages of incorporating mental health screening when evaluating brain health include the opportunity for early detection and treatment of common mental health conditions such as depression 38 and anxiety 39 ; distinguish symptoms due to poor brain health from those relating to poor mental health 40 ; and promote evidence-based practices that encourage better mental health which can in turn contribute to improving brain health, such as exercise 41 and sleep interventions. 42 Challenges researchers may encounter when implementing mental health screening include their self-reported nature, false positives, resource constraints and difficulty performing exhaustive screening for all conditions or selecting specific tests.…”
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“…The main advantages of incorporating mental health screening when evaluating brain health include the opportunity for early detection and treatment of common mental health conditions such as depression 38 and anxiety 39 ; distinguish symptoms due to poor brain health from those relating to poor mental health 40 ; and promote evidence-based practices that encourage better mental health which can in turn contribute to improving brain health, such as exercise 41 and sleep interventions. 42 Challenges researchers may encounter when implementing mental health screening include their self-reported nature, false positives, resource constraints and difficulty performing exhaustive screening for all conditions or selecting specific tests.…”
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“… 42 Challenges researchers may encounter when implementing mental health screening include their self-reported nature, false positives, resource constraints and difficulty performing exhaustive screening for all conditions or selecting specific tests. 39 Mental health screening tools suffer from similar methodological issues as cognitive tests—validation is inconsistent across populations, cultures, educational background; some are subject to assessor or performance bias; and there is no single gold-standard test available that can measure a person’s mental health. 43 …”
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