Brief Depression Screening Tool | Elderly Patient in ED

Evaluation

Are you evaluating an elderly patient in the Emergency Department?

Yes

Do you often feel sad or depressed?

Yes

Do you often feel helpless?

Yes

Do you often feel downhearted and blue?

Yes

Results

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Number of positive responses

Is the screen considered positive?

Should the patient be further evaluated for findings of depression?

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
Clinical Diagnosis, Including Family History For Genetics
Criteria For Diagnosis
Severity, Prognosis, Stage
Complications
- Risk of Depression in a Diabetic Based on the Number of Comorbid Conditions
Differential Diagnosis And Mimics, Red Flags
- Stages for Treatment Resistant Depression

Monitoring

Complication Detection
- Risk of Depression in a Diabetic Based on the Number of Comorbid Conditions
Comorbid Conditions
- Risk of Depression in a Diabetic Based on the Number of Comorbid Conditions

Patient Concerns

Quality Of Life
- Impact of Depression on HIV-Positive Patient
Psychological Response
- Impact of Depression on HIV-Positive Patient

Specialty

Psychiatry

Objective

clinical diagnosis
including family history for genetics

ICD-10

F31 - Bipolar affective disorder
F32 - Depressive episode
F33 - Recurrent depressive disorder
F34 - Persistent mood [affective] disorders
F38 - Other mood [affective] disorders

Brief Depression Screening Tool for Elderly Patient in Emergency Department (ED-DSI)

Purpose: To screen an elderly patient in the Emergency Department for depression using the brief screening instrument (ED-DSI) of Fabacher et al.