2-Item Screening Test Paper

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Hi Mares, Thank you for sharing your experience as an outpatient pediatric physical therapist. The prize system was a clever idea to help your patients participate in therapy.
Before PHT 712 Module 5 started, I have not tried to screen for depression in my practice. It is not even part of our documentation at work. But after reading the materials required for the module and doing research, I am now incorporating the 2-item screening test: “During the past month, have you often been bothered by feeling down, depressed, or hopeless?” and “During the past month, have you often been bothered by little interest or pleasure in doing things?” (Haggman, Maher, & Refshauge, 2004, p. 1165), in my initial evaluation assessment. Today, one of my new patients