title: Caring for depression in primary care: defining and illustrating the policy context.
abstract: Depression is a socially important condition that is often undertreated. This article reviews data from the Medical Outcomes Study illustrating the policy importance of depression, highlighting style of treatment under prepaid managed or fee-for-service care and strategies to improve the cost-effectiveness and efficiency of care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Neurosciences, University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Wells
mesh_terms: D015897:Comorbidity; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D018588:Fee-for-Service Plans / Q000191:economics; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006291:Health Policy; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics; D017061:Prepaid Health Plans / Q000191:economics; D015995:Prevalence; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000191:economics; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology