Chronic and Recurrent Depression in Primary Care: Socio-Demographic Features, Morbidity, and Costs
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Chronic and Recurrent Depression in Primary Care: Socio-Demographic Features, Morbidity, and Costs
Background. Major depression is often chronic or recurrent and is usually treated within primary care. Little is known about the associated morbidity and costs. Objectives. To determine socio-demographic characteristics of people with chronic or recurrent depression in primary care and associated morbidity, service use, and costs. Method. 558 participants were recruited from 42 GP practices in ...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Family Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2090-2042,2090-2050
DOI: 10.1155/2012/316409