Background: Depression remains a major public health problem that is most often evaluated
and treated in primary care settings. The objective of this study was to examine the …

Objectives To determine nationally representative estimates of the prevalence of depressive
symptoms and factors associated with treatment among those with moderate to severe …

Objectives: Despite high prevalence rates of depression in primary care, depressive
symptoms are often undetected by physicians. Screening for depression is now …

Depression is a common and debilitating illness. It is treatable, but the majority of persons
with depression do not receive even minimally adequate treatment (1). Depression is …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the prevalence and predictors of
depression treatment in a diverse cross-national sample of primary care patients. METHOD …

Depressive disorders, including major depressive disorder (MDD), persistent depressive
disorder, and other subsyndromal disorders, are important direct causes of morbidity and an …

Objective: To explore the relationships between detection, treatment, and outcome of
depression in the primary care setting, based upon results from the Michigan Depression …

Major depression is a common and treatable mental disorder; a study conducted during
2001-2002 estimated that 6.6% of the US adult population had experienced a major …

Description: Update of the 2002 US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
recommendation statement on screening for depression in adults. Methods: The USPSTF …

Objectives: To review recent findings on the epidemiology, burden, diagnosis, comorbidity,
and treatment of depression, particularly in general medical settings; to delineate barriers to …