The 'Usual Care' of Major Depression in Primary Care Practice

Archives of Family Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 334-339

  Schulberg, Herbert C ^a,f   Block, Marian R ^a,b   Madonia, Michael J ^b   Scott, C Paul ^a,c   Lave, Judith R ^d   Rodriguez, Eric ^a   Coulehan, John L ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c St Margaret Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031178452     PISSN: 10633987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archfami.6.4.334     Document Type: Article

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