Depression in South Asians – East Brunswick, New Jersey

Shruthi Thiyagarajan, Drashya Shah, Shree Gogineni and Riddhi Jadhav, medical students at Robert Wood Johnson Medicali School, will discuss the importance of depression screening using easily available free screening tool, Patient Health Questionnare, (PHQ) and discuss its role in preventive care in children and adults. This workshop is a collaboration between Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, SAMHIN and East Brunswick Public Library.

This workshop will recap their prior workshop on depression then discuss why early recognition is important, and explain how primary care providers and individuals can use the PHQ-9 as a screening tool. The students will also talk about how the PHQ-9 can help connect individuals and families to appropriate resources and address common myths and stigma surrounding mental health.