Improving medication management of depression in health plans

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 72-77

  Horgan, Constance M ^a   Merrick, Elizabeth L ^a   Stewart, Maureen T ^a   Scholle, Sarah H ^b   Shih, Sarah ^b  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; DRUG THERAPY; DRUG USE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DRUG THERAPY; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85047684385     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2008.59.1.72     Document Type: Article

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