Post by phalange3 on Oct 12, 2016 23:54:51 GMT
Whereas, depression and anxiety, both in our pediatric population and in new mothers, are very common and important conditions every pediatrician deals with in daily clinic life; and
Whereas, according to Census information from 2009 to 2013, over 60 million residents, or more than one in five people over the age of 5, speaks a language other than English at home. Spanish is the top alternative, with 37.5 million home speakers, followed by Chinese with 2.9 million home speakers; and
Whereas, there are no approved and validated tools, translated into the most common languages seen in our practices to appropriately screen our patients and their parents for depression, anxiety, and post-partum depression in the language they understand the most; and
Whereas, many translations can be found on the internet, however, in the case of Spanish, there are at least 6 different translations for the PHQ-9 questionnaire each with variations on wording and style; therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Academy advocate for the creation of standardized, appropriately translated and effective tools in the most common languages spoken in the U.S. for screening of pediatric depression, anxiety, and maternal post-partum depression.
LEAD AUTHOR: Dr. Marcial Oquendo
Whereas, according to Census information from 2009 to 2013, over 60 million residents, or more than one in five people over the age of 5, speaks a language other than English at home. Spanish is the top alternative, with 37.5 million home speakers, followed by Chinese with 2.9 million home speakers; and
Whereas, there are no approved and validated tools, translated into the most common languages seen in our practices to appropriately screen our patients and their parents for depression, anxiety, and post-partum depression in the language they understand the most; and
Whereas, many translations can be found on the internet, however, in the case of Spanish, there are at least 6 different translations for the PHQ-9 questionnaire each with variations on wording and style; therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Academy advocate for the creation of standardized, appropriately translated and effective tools in the most common languages spoken in the U.S. for screening of pediatric depression, anxiety, and maternal post-partum depression.
LEAD AUTHOR: Dr. Marcial Oquendo
