Recognition of depression and appropriateness of antidepressant treatment in Italian primary care

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 171-176

  Balestrieri, Matteo ^a,b   Carta, Mauro G ^c   Leonetti, Sabina ^d   Sebastiani, Giuseppe ^d   Starace, Fabrizio ^e   Bellantuono, Cesario ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF UDINE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^e AO Dei Colli Hospital for Infectious Diseases D Cotugno   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antidepressant prescription; Coverage; Depression; Primary care; Recognition

Indexed keywords

AMISULPRIDE; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZAMIDE DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; HYPERICUM EXTRACT; LITHIUM; MIANSERIN; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PLACEBO; REBOXETINE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRAZODONE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; HYPERICUM; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORBIDITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STANDARD;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 2342649485     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-004-0722-z     Document Type: Article

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