Background. Depressive symptoms are common in primary care, yet considerable
professional controversy exists about appropriate management including the effectiveness …

Methods: We studied beliefs about depression and depression treatment among patients in
a randomized trial of a chronic care intervention to improve depression treatment in the …

PURPOSE Despite the sophisticated development of depression instruments during the past
4 decades, the critical topic of how primary care clinicians actually use those instruments in …

PURPOSE Clinical care for depression in primary care negotiates a path between
contrasting views of depression as a universal natural phenomenon and as a socially …

This article provides an overview of the medication issues and concerns that social workers
may encounter when participating in the treatment of clients who suffer from major …

Knowledge that may contribute to making well-reasoned decisions differs in how accessible
it is to different groups. Faculty in professional schools occupy a key role as gatekeepers …

Accessible summary• The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence produce
clinical guidelines that make recommendations for treatment of various physical and mental …

Accessible summary What is known on the subject? Medication does not always resolve a
serious mood episode, and there is evidence that it needs to be combined with an evidence …

Little attention has been devoted to integrating theoretical conceptions of depression when
considering patients with medical illness. This is more true of the social work literature than …

BACKGROUND: Pharmacists' expanding roles may be witness to greater involvement in
mental illnesses, of which depression is the disorder with the highest prevalence. Little …