Recognizing and engaging depressed Chinese Americans in treatment in a primary care setting

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 819-823

  Yeung, Albert ^a,b   Yu, Shu Ching ^a,b   Fung, Freddy ^a   Vorono, Sienna ^a   Fava, Maurizio ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b South Cove Community Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

CB PHQ 9; Chinese Americans; Depression; Primary care; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING TEST; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AGED; ASIAN AMERICANS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 33749334970     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1566     Document Type: Article

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