Cost-effectiveness of depression case management in small practices

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 202, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 441-446

  Gensichen, Jochen ^a,b   Petersen, Juliana J ^b   Von Korff, Michael ^c   Heider, Dirk ^d,e   Baron, Steffen ^b   Kon̈ig, Jochem ^f   Freytag, Antje ^a   Krauth, Christian ^g   Gerlach, Ferdinand M ^b   König, Hans Helmut ^d  

^a JENA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c GROUP HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^f JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^g HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CASE MANAGEMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878751031     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.112.118257     Document Type: Article

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