Outcomes of recognizing depressed Chinese American patients in primary care

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 213-224

  Yeung, Albert ^a   Kung, Winnie W ^b   Murakami, Jessica L ^a   Mischoulon, David ^a   Alpert, Jonathan E ^a   Nierenberg, Andrew A ^a   Fava, Maurizio ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese Americans; Depression recognition; Outcomes; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN AMERICAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW;

ASIAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 28644442739     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: 15413527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/11DA-XNQR-WYXR-AGXK     Document Type: Review

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