Why do primary care doctors diagnose depression when diagnostic criteria are not met?

International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 110-120

  Höfler, Michael ^a   Wittchen, Hans Ulrich ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Depression; Epidemiology; Recognition; Screening

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001157994     PISSN: 10498931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mpr.85     Document Type: Article

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