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The point of screening is not to get all depressed kids on anti-depressant drugs, which have real risks, Calonge says.
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Studies have not shown how often is ideal, but "about once a year wouldn't be unreasonable," says Ned Calonge, task force chair and chief medical officer of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
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Currently there aren't enough weight-managment programs for parents to take their children, and it's not a covered benefit by most insurance, family physician Ned Calonge, chairman of task force and chief medical officer of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
Experts: Screen kids 6 and up for obesity, get help from pros 2010
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But right now, many kids 'doctors lack plans and support systems for treating and referring depressed youngsters, Calonge says.
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Calonge said the task force was "willing to take on such challenges as increased scrutiny may bring forward."
Health lobbyists focus on a once-obscure group Christopher Weaver 2010
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Calonge said his panel's recommendation would only be used to set minimum coverage requirements and that insurers are free to cover additional services.
Health lobbyists focus on a once-obscure group Christopher Weaver 2010
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Calonge said the task force was "willing to take on such challenges as increased scrutiny may bring forward."
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Calonge said his panel's recommendation would only be used to set minimum coverage requirements and that insurers are free to cover additional services.
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"Depression in adolescents has a significant impact on both mental and physical health, and adolescents with depression have more hospitalizations for psychiatric and medical issues than adolescents who are not depressed," said Task Force Chair Ned Calonge, M.D., who is also chief medical officer for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
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Ned Calonge, chairman of the task force, said it is also important that the new prostate cancer guidelines are not viewed as “giving up” on older men.
Over 75? Skip the Prostate Cancer Screening, Say Experts 2008
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