A framework to improve the quality of treatment for depression in primary care

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 623-630

  Croghan, Thomas W ^a,b   Schoenbaum, Michael ^b   Sherbourne, Cathy D ^b   Koegel, Paul ^b  

^a MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPRESSION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW;

EID: 33646456640     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2006.57.5.623     Document Type: Review

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