Anxiety Screening Is Unlikely to Improve Mental Health Outcomes.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that adults 19 to 64 years of age be screened for anxiety disorders, which include a number of disorders not commonly treated in primary care.1 Adding anxiety screening tests, as well as clinician review and interpretation, to an already time-constrained primary care visit takes time away from critical health care tasks, increases administrative burden, and is not likely to benefit patients compared with good standard care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]