Management of depression in primary care: A survey of general practitioners in Spain

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 305-312

  Martín Agueda, Belén ^a   López Muñoz, Francisco ^a   Rubio, Gabriel ^b   Guerra, José A ^a   Silva, Agustín ^a   Álamo, Cecilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Depression; Primary care; Quality of care; Spain; Survey

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DEPRESSION; EQUIPMENT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHIATRIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPAIN;

ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SPAIN;

EID: 24944465686     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2005.05.002     Document Type: Article

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