Effect of primary care treatment of depression on service use by patients with high medical expenditures

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 59-64

  Katzelnick, David J ^a   Kobak, Kenneth A ^a   Greist, John H ^a   Jefferson, James W ^a   Henk, Henry J ^a  

^a Dean Found Hlth   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRODUCTIVITY; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCREENING;

EID: 0031021057     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.48.1.59     Document Type: Article

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