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241. Recommendation: Depression and Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/screening-depression-suicide-risk-children-adolescents
     October 11, 2022 - Treatment or Interventions Treatment options for MDD in children and adolescents include pharmacotherapy … demonstrate higher rates of suicidal ideation and attempts compared with heterosexual adolescents. 29 Treatments … However, it is unclear how effective these therapies are in reducing suicide attempts in children and … Fluoxetine, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and their combination for adolescents with depression: Treatment … Evidence-based psychosocial treatments for child and adolescent depression.

242. Final Research Plan: Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/unhealthy-alcohol-use-in-adolescents-and-adults-screening-and-behavioral-counseling-interventions
     October 20, 2016 - not generalizable to primary care (e.g., psychiatric inpatients, persons who are court-mandated to treatment … Counseling interventions can vary in their approach (e.g., 12-step program, cognitive behavioral therapy … , motivational enhancement therapy), specific strategies (e.g., action plans, diaries), delivery method … including: primary care clinics; prenatal clinics; obstetrics/gynecology clinics; specialty medical treatment … freshmen) Screening that takes place in: Behavioral/mental health clinic Substance abuse treatment

243. Evidence Summary: Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-in-pregnant-women-screening
     July 23, 2019 - important because known risk factors are present in only 35% to 65% of HBV-positive pregnant women Treatment … administration) exist for preventing perinatal transmission and sequelae Screening: No new evidence Treatment … Harms Screening: Highly accurate test, low false-positive rate, no serious harms reported Treatment … maternal HBV status; HBIG harms not reported Screening: No new studies of screening were identified Treatment

244. Recommendation: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 21, 2018 - Treatments and Interventions High-grade cervical lesions may be treated with excisional and ablative … therapies. … High-grade cervical lesions may be treated with excisional and ablative therapies. … Harms of Treatment The harms of treatment include risks from the treatment procedure and the potential … Evidence from observational studies indicates that certain treatments for precancerous lesions (eg, cold-knife

245. Archived: Lipid Disorders in Adults (Cholesterol, Dyslipidemia): Screening, 2001 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 14, 2014 - 5 years of initiating therapy. … Drug therapy is usually more effective than diet alone, but choice of treatment should consider overall … Although diet therapy is an appropriate initial therapy for most patients, a minority achieve substantial … reductions in lipid levels from diet alone; drugs are frequently needed to achieve therapeutic goals … Long-term adherence to therapies should be emphasized.

246. Evidence Summary: Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/latent-tuberculosis-infection-screening
     May 02, 2023 - persons in the isoniazid-only group, and combination therapy was found to be noninferior. … isoniazid and 1.1% for rifampin. 131 Meta-analysis found no statistically significant difference between treatments … It is unclear whether changes in the prevalence of tuberculosis (which has decreased), treatments for … noninferiority, improved adherence, and lower risk of hepatotoxicity for current, CDC-preferred LTBI treatments … Adverse events with 4 months of rifampin therapy or 9 months of isoniazid therapy for latent tuberculosis

247. Procedure Manual Appendix I. Congressional Mandate Establishing the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 01, 2019 - Nothing in the amendment made by paragraph (1) shall be construed to affect the coverage of diagnostic or treatment

248. Archived: Visual Impairment in Children Ages 1-5: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/visual-impairment-in-children-ages-1-5-screening-2011
     January 15, 2011 - therapy of the non-affected eye. … treatment of the nonaffected eye. … referrals because of false-positive screening results, and unnecessary use of corrective lenses or treatments … amblyopia. 14 Five fair-quality trials with children ≥3 years of age demonstrated that some amblyopia treatments … regimens. 1 Evidence on adverse psychosocial effects of amblyopia treatments is limited.

249. Screening for Visual Impairment in Children Younger than Age 5 Years - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2004 - These treatments include surgery for strabismus and cataracts; use of glasses, contact lenses, or refractive … surgery treatments to correct refractive error; and visual training, patching, or atropine therapy of … and temporary loss of visual acuity of the nonamblyopic eye, which resolves weeks after completion of therapy … Efficacy and stability of amblyopia therapy. Optom Vis Sci. 1992;69:747–754. 31. … Results of amblyopia therapy in eyes with unilateral structural abnormalities.

250. PII: S0749-3797(01)00266-5 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2001 - 5 years of initiating therapy. … Drug therapy is usually more effective than diet alone, but choice of treatment should consider overall … Lipid- lowering treatments should be accompanied by inter- ventions addressing all modifiable risk factors … Long-term adherence to therapies should be emphasized. … Screen- ing could subject some low-risk people to the inconve- nience and expense of treatments that

251. Archived: Prostate Cancer: Screening, 2008 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/prostate-cancer-screening-2008
     August 05, 2008 - for localized prostate cancer include watchful waiting, active surveillance, surgery, and radiation therapy … for signs of disease progression), radical prostatectomy, external-beam radiation therapy, and brachytherapy … (or radioactive seed implantation therapy). 6 If treatment for prostate cancer detected by screening … Randomized, controlled trials comparing prostate cancer treatments with watchful waiting have enrolled … Comparative Effectiveness of Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer.

252. Final Research Plan: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/sexually-transmitted-infections-behavioral-counseling
     August 02, 2018 - family-, couple-, or group-based counseling (e.g., motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy … Research laboratories Correctional facilities School classrooms Worksites Substance abuse treatment … These changes were made based on advances in HIV treatment, management, and survival with the introduction … of effective antiretroviral treatments.

253. Procedure Manual Section 6. Methods for Arriving at a Recommendation | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-section-6-methods-arriving-recommendation
     July 06, 2017 - 2) Does early treatment of asymptomatic adults reduce early markers? … 3) Does early treatment of asymptomatic adults reduce mortality? … compared with later treatment (or when the condition is asymptomatic vs. clinically apparent) of the … The comparative effectiveness of early treatment of asymptomatic disease relative to later treatment … In other words, these are harms of treatment that would not have occurred in the absence of screening

254. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/9Tse2TwVFQgYb-aNCq4Ngv
     September 04, 2018 - For evidence on the harms of treatment (KQ3), studies of penicillin treatment for syphilis in pregnant … the timing of screening, treatment, or both (eg, if screening, treatment, or both occurred earlier in … Harms of Treatment Key Question 3. … review was primarily focused on screening, it did not address the efficacy of alternative antibiotic treatments … Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines, 2015.

255. Screening for Depression and Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/_2-KL_eHkuBhbGrzcAHsB-
     June 01, 2022 - Treatment or Interventions Treatment options for MDD in children and adolescents include pharmacotherapy … demonstrate higher rates of suicidal ideation and attempts compared with heterosexual adolescents.29 Treatments … However, it is unclear how effective these therapies are in reducing suicide attempts in children and … Fluoxetine, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and their combination for adolescents with depression: Treatment … Evidence-based psychosocial treatments for child and adolescent depression.

256. Archived: Final Research Plan: Folic Acid for the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan108/folic-acid-for-the-prevention-of-neural-tube-defects-preventive-medication-january-2017
     October 16, 2014 - Do the benefits of folic acid supplementation differ by dosage, timing, or duration of therapy? … Do the harms of folic acid supplementation differ by dosage, timing, or duration of therapy? … , obesity, poorly controlled diabetes, seizure medications, methotrexate or other folate antagonist therapies … folic acid for the prevention of harms only Comparisons KQs 1a, 1b, 2a: Placebo or no treatment … e.g., multivitamins) Outcomes Neonatal outcomes: Neural tube defects Harms from treatment

257. Recommendation: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/breast-cancer-screening
     April 30, 2024 - risk of breast cancer (eg, BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic variation), a history of high-dose radiation therapy … In general, DCIS treatment, which may include surgery, radiation, and endocrine treatment, is intended … women. 27-36 Adjuvant endocrine therapy reduces the risk of cancer recurrence among individuals with … Black women are more likely to discontinue adjuvant endocrine therapy compared with White women, in part … Racial differences in patient-reported symptoms and adherence to adjuvant endocrine therapy among women

258. Final Research Plan: Unhealthy Drug Use: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/drug-use-illicit-screening
     October 20, 2016 - emergency setting for drug-related issues (e.g., motor vehicle injury) Persons receiving chronic opioid therapy … referral Counseling interventions can vary in their approach (e.g., 12-step, cognitive behavioral therapy … , motivational enhancement therapy), specific strategies (e.g., action plans, diaries), delivery method … Screening that takes place in: Behavioral/mental health clinic Substance abuse treatment center … out of scope for this review; therefore, pharmacotherapy interventions (including medication-assisted therapy

259. Screening for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2021 - Treatment or Interventions Chlamydial and gonococcal infections respond to treatment with an- tibiotics … accuracy on anatomical site–specific testing.19,32,33 Because the USPSTF had previously determined that treatments … for these infections are effective and well established, this review did not include a review of treatments … prevalence of asymptomatic infec- tion, the availability of accurate screening tests and effective treatments … Accurate screening tests and effective antibiotic treatments are available for chlamydia and gonorrhea

260. Screening for and Treatment of Suicide Risk Relevant to Primary Care: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2013 - ) Fair (other therapies) Data on suicide deaths were insufficient. … ) Fair (other therapies) No trials directly reported harms; 4 of 11 trials related to key questions … Psychosocial versus pharmacological treatments for deliberate self harm. … , with direct therapeutic contact Comtois et al, 2011 (47) 19–62 (37) 62 Other therapy, without direct … direct therapeutic contact King et al, 2009 (78) 13–17 (16) 71 Improving treatment adherence without