Gaps in depression care: Why primary care physicians should hone their depression screening, diagnosis, and management skills

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 451-458

  Seelig, Michelle D ^a,c   Katon, Wayne ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Puget Sound Cancer Centers   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE CONTROL; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SELF CARE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 42049092768     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e318169cce4     Document Type: Article

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