TY - JOUR AU - M. M. Ads AU - A. E. Keller A1 - AB - Pediatricians are typically the first people families trust to discuss their child's mental health concerns and are uniquely positioned to help address the problem of limited access to mental health services. This article covers brief behavioral interventions pediatricians can use to help treat mild depressive symptoms in the primary care context. Interventions include strategies for talking about depression (eg, validating experiences, normalizing difficulties, and emphasizing whole-body health), educating patients and their families (eg, psychoeducation about signs, symptoms, and treatment options), using brief behavioral and cognitive interventions (eg, behavioral activation and cognitive coping), and including a family and culturally sensitive approach to symptom management. [Pediatr Ann. 2023; 52(11):e413-e417.]. AN - 37935392 BT - Pediatr Ann C5 - Education & Workforce; Healthcare Disparities CP - 11 DA - Nov DO - 10.3928/19382359-20230906-07 DP - NLM ET - 20231101 IS - 11 JF - Pediatr Ann LA - eng N2 - Pediatricians are typically the first people families trust to discuss their child's mental health concerns and are uniquely positioned to help address the problem of limited access to mental health services. This article covers brief behavioral interventions pediatricians can use to help treat mild depressive symptoms in the primary care context. Interventions include strategies for talking about depression (eg, validating experiences, normalizing difficulties, and emphasizing whole-body health), educating patients and their families (eg, psychoeducation about signs, symptoms, and treatment options), using brief behavioral and cognitive interventions (eg, behavioral activation and cognitive coping), and including a family and culturally sensitive approach to symptom management. [Pediatr Ann. 2023; 52(11):e413-e417.]. PY - 2023 SN - 0090-4481 SP - e413 EP - e417+ ST - Whole-Body Health: Behavioral Approaches to Managing Depression in Primary Care T1 - Whole-Body Health: Behavioral Approaches to Managing Depression in Primary Care T2 - Pediatr Ann TI - Whole-Body Health: Behavioral Approaches to Managing Depression in Primary Care U1 - Education & Workforce; Healthcare Disparities U3 - 10.3928/19382359-20230906-07 VL - 52 VO - 0090-4481 Y1 - 2023 ER -