Primary care providers' initial treatment decisions and antidepressant prescribing for adolescent depression

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 28-37

  Radovic, Ana ^a,b   Farris, Coreen ^c   Reynolds, Kerry ^c   Reis, Evelyn C ^a,b   Miller, Elizabeth ^a,b   Stein, Bradley D ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent; antidepressant agents; depressive disorder; physician's practice patterns; primary health care

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCRIPTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DEPRESSION; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84892898031     PISSN: 0196206X     EISSN: 15367312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000008     Document Type: Article

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