title: [Early detection and initial treatment of depression].
abstract: Clinical interaction between primary care physicians and psychiatrists is important in the treatment of depression. Most depressive patients first visit to primary care physicians. In this paper, we explain early detection and initial treatment of depression to primary care physicians. They first should have a question about insomnia to their patients to detect depression. And we show seven principles in the initial treatment of depression to primary care physicians.
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine.
authors: Kazuo
authors: K
authors: Nishioka
authors: Norio
authors: N
authors: Ozaki
mesh_terms: D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D010821:Physicians, Family; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011570:Psychiatry; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders