If a screening tool has high sensitivity and a patient is identified as depressed, we may be fairly confident that the person is actually depressed.

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High sensitivity means that the tool is good at identifying true positive cases, so if the tool identifies a patient as depressed, there is a higher likelihood that they actually are depressed. However, it is still possible for false positives to occur and for someone to be identified as depressed when they are not. Therefore, while we may be fairly confident, we cannot be 100% certain without further evaluation.

If a Screening Tool Has High Sensitivity and a Patient