Treatment Initiation for New Episodes of Depression in Primary Care Settings

ConclusionsScreening for depression in primary care is a positive step towards improving detection, treatment, and outcomes for depression. However, study results indicate that treatment initiation remains suboptimal, and disparities persist. A better understanding of patient factors, and  particularly system-level factors, that influence treatment initiation is needed to inform efforts by heath care systems to improve depression treatment engagement and to reduce disparities.
Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research