Depression screening rates among adults increased slightly in recent years, but remain low

(American Psychiatric Association) Rates of routine screening of U.S. adults for depression have increased slightly in recent years, but remain very low. Adults were screened in about 3 percent of office visits in 2015, up from a low of less than 1 percent in 2008, according to a study published online today in Psychiatric Services in Advance. Routine screening for depression among all adults has been recommended by the US Preventive Services Task Force since 2009.