Two-minute mental health care for elderly patients: Inside primary care visits

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1903-1911

  Tai Seale, Ming ^a   McGuire, Thomas ^b   Colenda, Christopher ^a   Rosen, David ^a   Cook, Mary Ann ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c JVC Radiology and Medical Analysis LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Geriatric patients; Mental health; Primary care; Quality of care; Time use

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; STANDARD; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VIDEOTAPE;

AGED; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; OFFICE VISITS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 36849013644     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01467.x     Document Type: Article

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