Cost-effectiveness of opportunistic screening and minimal contact psychotherapy to prevent depression in primary care patients.

<h4>Background</h4>Depression causes a large burden of disease worldwide. Effective prevention has the potential to reduce that burden considerably. This study aimed to investigate the cost-effectiveness of minimal contact psychotherapy, based on Lewinsohn's 'Coping with depres...

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Main Authors: Matthijs van den Berg, Filip Smit, Theo Vos, Pieter H M van Baal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21853053/pdf/?tool=EBI