Bridging the gap: Identifying depression and suicidality in pediatric surgical patients and the need for early screening
Although depression is less common in children admitted to our pediatric surgical service, when it did occur, there was a high correlation with suicidal ideation. This screening allowed potentially lifesaving help to these patients through social work and mental health referrals. Depression screening should be considered in all pediatric surgery patients as it has the potential to detect patients in need of help and save lives.
Authors
- Andrea Krzyzaniak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0812-3120)
- Erin West (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7339-3819)
- Michael Krzyżaniak
- Richard Y. Calvo
- Vishal Bansal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8895-4217)
- B Keller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3847-4212)
- Tiffany S. Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0886-9259)
- Romeo C. Ignacio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7259-8679)
- Alyssa N. Carroll
- Alyssa Taylor
Institutions
- Naval Medical Center San Diego (US)
- Scripps Mercy Hospital (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego (US)
- California State University, Fresno (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Pediatric Surgery
- Published
- 2025-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162609
- Primary Topic
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00