An evaluation of practice nurses working with general practitioners to treat people with depression

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 48, Issue 426, 1998, Pages 875-879

  Mann, A H ^a,b   Blizard, R ^a   Murray, J ^a   Smith, J A ^a   Botega, N ^a   Macdonald, E ^b   Wilkinson, G ^c  

^a Department of Epidemiological Psychiatry ^*

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression; General practitioners; Nurses; Workload

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031973404     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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