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OCTOBER 25, 2024

Simple Tool Helps Screen for Anxiety, Depression in Children Having Surgery


Originally published by our sister publication Anesthesiology News

PHILADELPHIA—A new computerized mental health assessment tool may allow doctors to quickly identify children experiencing anxiety or depression before surgery, as shown in new research presented at the 2024 annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

In the small, single-center study, researchers found that more than half of the children screened had anxiety before surgery and more than one-third had