Primary care settings are the principal context for treating clinical depression, with
researchers beginning to explore the efficacy of psychosocial and pharmacological …

Background Primary health care bears the main responsibility for treating depression in
most countries. However, few studies have comprehensively investigated provision of …

Depression is a serious, often chronic disease that can be managed effectively with a
chronic care model in primary care settings. Depressed persons are likely to be seen by a …

The Depression Guideline Panel of the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research in
1993 published recommendations for treating major depression in primary care practice that …

A variety of epidemiologic studies has demonstrated the high prevalence of depressive
disorders in primary care [1–4]. Indeed, by patient preference, the majority of treated …

Background: We studied whether standardized treatments of major depression whose
efficacy was established with psychiatric patients are equally effective when provided to …

This review considers the necessary conditions for appropriate management of depression
in primary care. While discussion of primary care management has often focused on the …

Effective management of depression in the primary care setting requires a systematic,
population-based approach, which entails systematic case finding and diagnosis, patient …

Objective: To review randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating chronic disease
management models for depression in primary care and to look at the implications for …

Numerous epidemiologic studies have revealed the high prevalence of depressive
disorders despite the availability of several treatment options that have been proved to be …