Are effects of depression management training for General Practitioners on patient outcomes mediated by improvements in the process of care?

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 80, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 173-179

  Van Os, Titus W D P ^a   Van Den Brink, Rob H S ^a   Tiemens, Bea G ^a   Jenner, Jack A ^a,b   Van Der Meer, Klaas ^a   Ormel, Johan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Mental Hlth Care Found Groningen   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Communicative skills; Depression; Primary care; Training

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; COMMUNICATION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TEACHING;

EID: 2342562980     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(03)00074-0     Document Type: Article

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