Negotiating 'depression' in primary care: A qualitative study

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1137-1143

  McPherson, Susan ^a   Armstrong, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression; General practitioners (GP); Labelling; Medicalisation; Primary care; Qualitative research; Treatment resistant depression; UK

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

HEALTH SERVICES; MEDICINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONFIDENTIALITY; DEPRESSION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PERSONALITY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEPRESSION; FAMILY PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70349332769     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.05.032     Document Type: Article

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