Improving patients' beliefs about antidepressants in primary care: A cluster-randomized controlled trial of the effect of a depression care program

Primary Care Companion to the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 48-52

  Vergouwen, Anton C ^a   Burger, Huibert ^b,c   Verheij, Theo J ^b   Koerselman, Frank ^d  

^a ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE;

EID: 78651247581     PISSN: 15235998     EISSN: 1555211X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/PCC.08m00686     Document Type: Article

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