Suffering in silence: Reasons for not disclosing depression in primary care

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 439-446

  Bell, Robert A ^a   Franks, Peter ^a,b   Duberstein, Paul R ^c   Epstein, Ronald M ^c   Feldman, Mitchell D ^d   Garcia, Erik Fernandezy ^a,e   Kravitz, Richard L ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication barriers; Depression; Disclosure; Primary health care; Social stigma; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CALIFORNIA; DEPRESSION; DISCLOSURE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052708286     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.1277     Document Type: Article

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