Making decisions about treatment for young people diagnosed with depressive disorders: A qualitative study of clinicians' experiences

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Simmons, Magenta B ^a   Hetrick, Sarah E ^a   Jorm, Anthony F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIST; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84890004622     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-244X-13-335     Document Type: Article

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