A 15-year-old attends a routine sports physical. She has no acute safety concern, and the clinic can provide assessment and follow-up. Which

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A 15-year-old attends a routine sports physical. She has no acute safety concern, and the clinic can provide assessment and follow-up. Which preventive mental-health action is best?

Accepted Answer

Use a validated depression screen with private adolescent time and follow-up

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Ask the parent to answer all mental-health questions for the adolescent

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Defer psychosocial assessment until the patient reaches adult primary care

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Use urine toxicology as the primary psychosocial assessment

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Screen for depression after a parent reports mood symptoms

Adolescent depression screening — USMLE Step 3 MCQ

A 15-year-old attends a routine sports physical. She has no acute safety concern, and the clinic can provide assessment and follow-up. Which preventive mental-health action is best?