Who is treated, and how, for depression?

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 740-746

  Bramesfeld, Anke ^a   Grobe, Thomas ^b   Schwartz, Friedrich Wilhelm ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b Institute for Social Medicine Epidemiology and Health System Research   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Health insurance data; Health service research; Sociodemographic characteristics; Treatment of depression

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT INDICATION; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, PSYCHIATRIC; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34548358837     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-007-0225-9     Document Type: Article

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