Treatment adequacy of anxiety and depressive disorders: Primary versus specialised care in Spain

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 96, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 9-20

  Fernández, Anna ^a   Haro, Josep Maria ^a   Codony, Miquel ^b   Vilagut, Gemma ^b   Martínez Alonso, Montserrat ^b   Autonell, Jaume ^a   Salvador Carulla, Luis ^c   Ayuso Mateos, José Luis ^d   Fullana, Miquel Angel ^a,e   Alonso, Jordi ^b,e  

^a PARC SANITARI SANT JOAN DE DÉU   (Spain)

^b INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^c Psicost Association   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE LA PRINCESA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clinical guidelines; Primary care; Specialized mental health care; Treatment adequacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SPAIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPAIN; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 33750001402     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2006.05.005     Document Type: Article

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