Characteristics, management, and depression outcomes of primary care patients who endorse thoughts of death or suicide on the PHQ-9

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 363-369

  Bauer, Amy M ^a   Chan, Ya Fen ^a   Huang, Hsiang ^b   Vannoy, Steven ^a   Unützer, Jürgen ^a  

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

^b Cambridge Health Alliance ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

community health centers; disease management; mental health services; primary health care; suicidal ideation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEATH; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION INVENTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE 9; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878879085     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-012-2194-2     Document Type: Article

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