Watchful waiting for minor depression in primary care: remission rates and predictors of improvement

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 205-212

  Hegel, Mark T ^a   Oxman, Thomas E ^a   Hull, Jay G ^b   Swain, Karin ^a   Swick, Holly ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation Psychologic; Depression; Primary health care; Self care; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELAXATION TRAINING; REMISSION; SELF CARE; SELF EVALUATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REMISSION INDUCTION; SELF CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646156618     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2006.02.008     Document Type: Article

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