The care of patients with subthreshold depression in primary care: Is it all that bad? A qualitative study on the views of general practitioners and patients

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Studies show that subthreshold depression is highly prevalent in primary care, has impact on the quality of life and causes immense health care costs. Although this points to the clinical relevance of subthreshold depression, contrad...

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Main Authors: Rosemann Thomas, Joest Katharina, Backenstrass Matthias, Szecsenyi Joachim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-11-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/7/190