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Dr. John Genrich Webinar Materials

"Offering Mental Health Checkups to Adolescents in the Primary Care Office." Download the webinar slides and the recorded audio file to learn more about the in-office mental health screening process from TeenScreen Physician Advisor, John Genrich, M.D.


TeenScreen Primary Care is an initiative designed to assist healthcare professionals with offering mental health checkups to adolescent patients as part of routine healthcare.
Medscape Provides In-depth Review of Mental Health Checkups: A recent article examines the need for risk assessment in adolescent health care and insights from a practitioner.

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Early Depressive Symptoms Not Benign

A new Columbia University study shows that screening helps to identify a need for treatment; patients who screen positive and do not receive treatment are likely to get worse over time.

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Suicide Happens 'Someplace Else'

A recent study reveals that most teens and parents believe that the problem of adolescent suicide lies outside of their own communities. The authors of a study in Pediatrics suggest pediatricians can bridge the information gap.

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NIHCM Brief Reviews Screening Tools

The National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) offers a comprehensive round-up of available screening tools and current recommendations on how best to incorporate into practice.

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Screening Accepted by Teens, Parents

The latest research continues to find acceptance for mental health screenings as part of a doctor’s office visit.

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