Non-psychiatric physicians' knowledge, attitudes and behavior toward depression

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 107, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 921-931

  Liu, Shen Ing ^a,b   Lu, Ru Band ^c,d   Lee, Ming Been ^e  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NURSING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Attitude; Depression; Knowledge; Physician; Practice

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; FLUOXETINE; FLUVOXAMINE; IMIPRAMINE; MOCLOBEMIDE; PAROXETINE; SEDATIVE AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; TRAZODONE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT;

EID: 59149096081     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60015-2     Document Type: Article

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