Physician willingness to refer older depressed patients for psychotherapy

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 21-35

  Alvidrez, Jennifer ^a   Areán, Patricia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Depression; Physician; Psychotherapy; Referral

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NORMAL HUMAN; ONSET AGE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GUIDELINES; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0035989078     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/J26T-YQMJ-BF83-M05D     Document Type: Article

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