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 …

Practice guidelines such as those of the United States Public Health Service Agency for
Health Care Policy and Research have been instrumental in addressing the significant …

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

Objectives. The authors examine whether physician education has enduring effects on
treatment of depression. Methods. Depressed primary care patients initiating antidepressant …

The majority of cases of clinical depression go unrecognized and untreated, despite the fact
that depression is an eminently treatable disorder. The Agency for Health Care Policy and …

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

This paper reviews the clinical and cost effectiveness of psychotherapy for treating major
and minor depression in primary care practice. Conclusions drawn from psychotherapy …

Background: Depression costs the United States $40 billion annually. Primary care
physicians play a key role in the identification and treatment of depression. This study …

We review two recent practice guidelines' assessments of the role of psychotherapy in the
treatment of major depression in adults. We examine the practice guideline published by the …

This review considers evidence for the efficacy of pharmacotherapy among primary care
patients with depressive disorders and reviews knowledge regarding the effectiveness of …