Achieving effective antidepressant pharmacotherapy in primary care: The role of depression care management in treating late-life depression: Brief reports

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 895-900

  Bao, Yuhua ^a,b   Post, Edward P ^c,d,e   Ten Have, Thomas R ^f   Schackman, Bruce R ^b   Bruce, Martha L ^b  

^a Department of Public Health ^*  (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Center for Clinical Management Research

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antidepressant treatment; Collaborative care models; Depression care management; Process outcomes

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOM SAMPLE; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 65449157218     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02226.x     Document Type: Article

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