Depression: Diagnosis and Management for the Primary Care Physician
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Depression: Diagnosis and Management for the Primary Care Physician.
BACKGROUND: Much has been learned in recent years about the diagnosis and treatment of depression, a serious, commonly overlooked psychiatric illness often seen initially by the primary care physician. The objective of this article is to review the diagnosis and treatment of depression in primary care practice. METHOD: Relevant articles on depression were identified by a comprehensive MEDLINE s...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Primary Care Companion to The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1523-5998
DOI: 10.4088/pcc.v02n0504