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Layout Element Administering BDI
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Week 0 of Antiviral Treatment
BDI Score: TBD
BDI Question 9: TBD

The next step is to administer the BDI. Before we begin, see if you can answer this question.

How often should you administer the BDI or other depression screening instrument?

A) prior to interferon therapy, at weeks 4, 8, and 12, and then sporadically throughout the remainder of interferon treatment

B) just before leaving the office during each visit

C) prior to interferon therapy at weeks 2, 4, and 12, and then every month during interferon therapy

 
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