Improving care in depression: Qualitative study investigating the effects of using a mental health questionnaire

Quality in Primary Care

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 251-261

  Tavabie, Jacqueline A ^a   Tavabie, Oliver D ^b  

^a Ballater Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression; Formative evaluation; GP views; Mental health questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEPRESSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 70349907605     PISSN: 14791072     EISSN: 14791064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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