Depression case management by practice nurses in primary care: An audit

Mental Health in Family Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 111-119

  Ekers, David ^a,c   Wilson, Rea ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b The Royal College of Psychiatrists   (United Kingdom)

^c Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression; Depression case management; Practice nurses; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NURSE; NURSING CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 59949083577     PISSN: 1756834X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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