Are patient characteristics associated with quality of depression care and outcomes in collaborative care programs for depression?

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-8

  Bauer, Amy M ^a   Azzone, Vanessa ^b   Alexander, Laurie ^c   Goldman, Howard H ^d   Unützer, Jürgen ^a   Frank, Richard G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Alexander Behavioral Healthcare Consulting   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Disease management; Healthcare disparities; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX RATIO; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENTS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855348588     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: 18737714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2011.08.019     Document Type: Article

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