Graduate mental health worker case management of depression in UK primary care: A pilot study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 57, Issue 544, 2007, Pages 880-885

  McMahon, Lindsay ^a   Foran, Karin M ^a   Forrest, Stephen D ^b   Taylor, Michelle L ^b   Ingram, Graham ^a   Rajwal, Madhuri ^b   Cornwall, Peter L ^c   McAllister Williams, R Hamish ^c,d  

^a TYNE AND WEAR NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b West Park Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case management; Collaborative care; Community mental health services; Depression; Graduate mental health workers; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ACUTE DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCREENING TEST; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PILOT PROJECTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35948975813     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/096016407782317847     Document Type: Article

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