Modest efforts in primary care setting can boost outcomes for depression.
Improve treatment of depression at the primary care level. Why? Because incidence of this costly condition is on the rise, and numerous studies show that many primary care practices are either inadequately treating the problem, or missing it altogether.
D019090:Case Management; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing*; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations; D006801:Humans; D015141:Los Angeles; D008910:Minnesota; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010823:Physician Assistants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D017749:Total Quality Management