Attitudes to depression and its treatment in primary care

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1239-1248

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b Dr Foster Intelligence   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; DOSULEPIN; FLUOXETINE; PAROXETINE; SERTRALINE; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FAMILY; FRIEND; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ENGLAND; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREJUDICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; SHAME;

EID: 34547843524     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291707000931     Document Type: Article

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