A high physical symptom count reduces the effectiveness of treatment for depression, independently of chronic medical conditions

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 179-185

  Huijbregts, Klaas M L ^a,b   de Jong, Fransina J ^c   van Marwijk, Harm W J ^b   Beekman, Aartjan T F ^b   Adèr, Herman J ^d   van der Feltz Cornelis, Christina M ^a,e,f  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Dimence   (Netherlands)

^d Johannes van Kessel Advising   (Netherlands)

^e TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f TopClinical Centre for Body and Mind   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Collaborative care; Concomitant physical symptoms; Depression; Primary care; Somatization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL SYMPTOM QUESTIONNAIRE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84874285133     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2013.01.004     Document Type: Article

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