DEPRESSION IS ONE OF THE LEADING CAUSES OF DISABILITY FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ACCORDING TO THE U-S PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE. IT RECOMMENDS SCREENING THE GENERAL ADULT POPULATION, AND THAT INCLUDES BOTH PREGNANT AND POST-PARTUM WOMEN.
NOW, MORE THAN 75 CLINICS IN NEW MEXICO HAVE SIGNED UP TO INCLUDE DEPRESSION SCREENING FOR PATIENTS WHEN THEY COME IN FOR A CHECK-UP. DR. JOHN SEIBEL WITH HEALTH-INSIGHT NEW MEXICO TELLS CHANNEL 13 NEWS THAT IF DEPRESSION ISN’T TREATED, PEOPLE WITH OTHER MEDICAL ISSUES JUST TEND TO GET WORSE.
