Practice-based depression case management in primary care: A qualitative study on family doctors' perspectives

Family Practice

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 565-571

  Gensichen, J ^a,b   Guthlin C ^b   Kleppel, V ^b   Jager C ^b   Mergenthal, K ^b   Gerlach, F M ^b   Petersen, J J ^b  

^a JENA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Common mental disorder; Depression; Primary health care; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; DEPRESSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CASE MANAGEMENT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 80052922571     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmr014     Document Type: Article

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