The relationship of depression treatment quality indicators to employee absenteeism

Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 161-169

  Rost, Kathryn ^a   Fortney, John ^b,c   Coyne, James ^d  

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

^b CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Depression; NCQA; Outcomes; Quality monitoring

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK REDUCTION; SELF REPORT;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 22844439344     PISSN: 15223434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11020-005-5784-3     Document Type: Article

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