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Screening for depression in patients in long-term care facilities
 — a randomized controlled trial of physician response
Author(s)Judith A Soon, Marc Levine
Journal titleJournal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 50, no 6,, June 2002
Pagespp 1092-1099
KeywordsDepression ; Screening ; Care homes ; General practitioners ; Evaluation ; United States of America.
AnnotationScreening of long-term care patients for depression can increase the frequency of treatment or referral for primary care physicians. The authors report a study of 103 patients screened by the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) as meeting criteria for cognitive function and untreated symptoms of depression. The frequency of response of the 77 physicians of these patients - whether mental health consult or antidepressant therapy - at various stages after the notification were analysed. In general, their decisions were primarily associated with physician-associated characteristics. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-020808211 A
ClassmarkENR: 3V: KW: QT6: 4C: 7T

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