Knowledge and attitudes about depression among non-generalists and generalists

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 161-168

  Shao, Wei Ann ^a   Williams Jr , John W ^a,b,d   Lee, Shuko ^b   Badgett, Robert G ^a   Aaronson, Barry ^c   Cornell, John E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b SOUTH TEXAS VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^d Ambulatory Care ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; knowledge, attitudes, practice; physicians, family

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RATING SCALE; SUICIDE; TRAINING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

DEPRESSION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MARYLAND; OBSTETRICS; PHYSICIANS; PSYCHIATRY; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; TEXAS;

EID: 0031026246     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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