Managing depression in a changing primary mental healthcare system: Comparison of two snapshots of Australian GPs' treatment and referral patterns

Mental Health in Family Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 75-83

  McGarry, Heather ^a   Hegarty, Kelsey ^a   Johnson, Caroline ^a   Gunn, Jane ^a   Blashki, Grant ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Depression; Psychological treatments; Referral

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; RELAXATION TRAINING; SELF REPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 73449094864     PISSN: 1756834X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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