title: [A literature- and expert-based analysis of the outpatient treatment of depressive ill people in Germany].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study analyses deficits in outpatient care for depressed persons in Germany and seeks to identify possibilities for improvement.
  
  
  METHODS
  Literature search and expert interviews.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The outpatient depression care does not consider guidelines. A numerous possibilities to optimise outpatient treatment of depressive ill people were identified.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Incentives should be systematically set to encourage services that are specific for treating chronic disorders. Systematic incentive for the improvement of the outpatient depression care should be given for example in particular for the achievements, which are important for the care of chronic disorders.
authors: Kompetenztandem Vernetzte Versorgung, Innovations-Inkubator, Leuphana Universität Lüneburg. jeanett.radisch@inkubator.leuphana.de
authors: Jeanett
authors: J
authors: Radisch
authors: Dorothea
authors: D
authors: Büchtemann
authors: Denise
authors: D
authors: Kästner
authors: Kirsten
authors: K
authors: Kopke
authors: Jörn
authors: J
authors: Moock
authors: Wulf
authors: W
authors: Rössler
authors: Anke
authors: A
authors: Bramesfeld
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003419:Crisis Intervention; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005858:Germany; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D009313:National Health Programs; D010348:Patient Care Team; D058996:Quality Improvement; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D000092864:Suicide Prevention
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents