Achieving Guidelines for the Treatment of Depression in Primary Care: Is Physician Education Enough?

Medical Care

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 831-842

  Lin, Elizabeth H B ^a   Katon, Wayne J ^b   Simon, Greg E ^a,b   Von Korff, Michael ^a,b   Bush, Terry M ^a   Rutter, Carolyn M ^a   Saunders, Kathleen W ^a   Walker, Ed A ^b  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuing education; Depression; Primary care; Treatment guidelines

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG MONITORING; EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DRUG MONITORING; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0031204841     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199708000-00008     Document Type: Article

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