Improving depression care in a psychiatry resident psychopharmacology clinic: Measurement, monitoring, feedback and education

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 234-238

  Shiner, B ^a,b   Green, R L ^a,c   Homa, K ^b   Watts, B V ^a,d   Groft, A ^a   Torrey, W C ^a   Oxman, T E ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

^c Dartmouth College ^*  (United States)

^d VA National Center for Patient Safety Field Office   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHIATRY; REMISSION; STANDARD; TIME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHIATRY; REMISSION INDUCTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77953868570     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2007.023960     Document Type: Article

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