Depression in primary care in Israel

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 571-578

  Geulayov, Galit ^a   Lipsitz, Joshua ^a   Sabar, Ron ^b,c   Gross, Raz ^a  

^a GERTNER INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

Author keywords

Correlates; Depression; Israel; Prevalence; Primary care; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMORBIDITY; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSTHYMIA; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR DEPRESSION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECOGNITION; REMISSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STAFF TRAINING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548250372     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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