Managing mental health conditions in primary care settings.
Depression is one of the most commonly encountered conditions in women's health, but many providers lack the knowledge and skills needed to identify and manage depression in primary care settings. This article discusses strategies that can improve the identification and treatment of depression. In addition, it describes how these strategies were incorporated into an urban inner-city health center. These strategies used in this setting can be adapted for use in either comprehensive health care centers or in practices providing primarily obstetric and gynecologic services.
Yale University School of Nursing, Nurse-Midwifery Specialty, Fairfield, CT 06824, USA. barbara.hackley@yale.edu
Barbara
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Hackley
Chanchal
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Sharma
Angela
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Kedzior
Shared
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Sreenivasan
D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D011594:Psychometrics; D011613:Psychotherapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016387:Women's Health
D000928:Antidepressive Agents