Caring for Depression in Primary Care

Defining and Illustrating the Policy Context

Kenneth B. Wells

ResearchPosted on rand.org 1997Published in: Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, v. 58, suppl. 1, 1997

Depression is a socially important condition that is often undertreated. This article reviews data from the Medical Outcomes Study illustrating the policy importance of depression, highlighting style of treatment under prepaid managed or fee-for-service care and strategies to improve the cost-effectiveness and efficiency of care.

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  • Copyright: Physicians Postgraduate Press, Inc
  • Availability: Non-RAND
  • Year: 1997
  • Pages: 8
  • Document Number: EP-199700-05

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