title: How to spot depressed patients in your practice.
abstract: This is the third in a series of short articles on management of common problems primary care physicians encounter in the office setting. Written by members of Postgraduate Medicine's Editorial Council, these articles offer a personal perspective gleaned from hands-on experience. Here, Dr Matthies presents his approach to management of depression-how to recognize clues to the disorder, how to confront patients with the diagnosis, and where to go from there.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Matthies
mesh_terms: D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations