Outcomes of a quality improvement project integrating mental health into primary care

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 378-381

  Watts, Bradley V ^a   Shiner, Brian ^b   Pomerantz, Andrew ^c   Stender, Patricia ^c   Weeks, William B ^a  

^a VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Dartmouth Medical School ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SCREENING TEST;

AGED; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TIME FACTORS; VERMONT;

EID: 35448967066     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2007.022418     Document Type: Article

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