Treatment of depression in primary care: Socio-economic status, clinical need and receipt of treatment

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 191, Issue AUG., 2007, Pages 164-169

  Weich, Scott ^a   Nazareth, Irwin ^b   Morgan, Louise ^c   King, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Foster Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WALES;

EID: 34547640071     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.106.032219     Document Type: Article

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