title: Depression screening in a university campus pharmacy: a pilot project.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the usefulness of a depression screening tool in a university campus pharmacy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Uncontrolled study.
  
  
  METHODS
  University campus pharmacy.
  
  
  METHODS
  25 individuals were screened while waiting for a prescription to be dispensed or while browsing in the pharmacy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Completion of a depression screening tool and a follow-up participant satisfaction survey to rate the usefulness of the depression screening tool.
  
  
  METHODS
  Scores on the depression screening tool and descriptive analysis of participant satisfaction survey.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One participant was rated as depressed and one participant as "borderline" depression on the screening tool. Overall, 64% (16/25) of participants rated the screening tool as very useful, 92% (23/25) felt very comfortable while completing the screening tool, 40% (10/25) were very likely to read the provided written information, and 60% (15/25) learned about depression or themselves by participating in the survey.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Depression screening is feasible in a university campus pharmacy. Participants reported feeling comfortable discussing depression with a pharmacist in a university campus pharmacy. In addition, they considered the information provided by the pharmacist on depression to be useful.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatric Pharmacy Practice, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA. eknox@usc.edu
authors.forename: Erin D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Knox
authors.forename: Julie A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Dopheide
authors.forename: Michael Z
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Wincor
authors.forename: Peggy K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Han
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003157:Community Pharmacy Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010865:Pilot Projects; D014495:Universities