RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS: Partners in Care. Hope for Those Who Struggle with Hope

Abstract

Over the next decade, depression is expected to become the second-leading cause of disability worldwide. About 20 percent of all primary care patients have significant symptoms of depression and require further assessment and patient education. About 6 percent of primary care patients are clinically depressed and require antidepressants or psychotherapy. National clinical guidelines define appropriate treatment strategies for this highly treatable condition, but studies over the past decade have consistently found low rates of detection and appropriate treatment in primary care, the setting from which most depressed persons seek care, if at all.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA376652

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antidepressants
  • Clinical Trials
  • Cost Effectiveness
  • Depression
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Internal Medicine
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Health
  • Patient Education
  • Personnel Management
  • Physicians
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Psychology

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