Psychiatric practice variations in the diagnosis and treatment of major depression

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 336-340

  Kramer, Teresa L ^a   Daniels, Allen S ^c   Zieman, Gayle L ^b   Williams, Carla ^c   Dewan, Naakesh A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b Mesa Mental Health   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034007397     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.51.3.336     Document Type: Article

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