Diagnosis and management of depression in primary care: a clinical update and review

THERE HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS in the area of mood disorders over the last 2 decades, encompassing advances in our knowledge of epidemiology, diagnosis, pathogenesis and treatment. This article presents a clinically oriented update and review on the diagnosis and management of major depressive...

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Published inCanadian Medical Association journal (CMAJ) Vol. 167; no. 11; pp. 1253 - 1260
Main Author Remick, Ronald A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Canada CMA Impact, Inc 26.11.2002
Subjects
Adult
Aged
Antidepressive Agents - administration & dosage
Antidepressive Agents - therapeutic use
Brain research
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
Complementary Therapies
Depression - diagnosis
Depression - drug therapy
Disease
Drug Therapy, Combination
Electroconvulsive Therapy
Emotional disorders
Etiology
Female
Heart attacks
Humans
Hypericum
Illnesses
Incidence
Kinases
Male
Mental depression
Middle Aged
Mood disorders
Pathogenesis
Patient Care Planning
Phototherapy
Phytotherapy
Plant Preparations - therapeutic use
Primary Health Care
Proteins
Review
Risk Factors
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Summary:THERE HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS in the area of mood disorders over the last 2 decades, encompassing advances in our knowledge of epidemiology, diagnosis, pathogenesis and treatment. This article presents a clinically oriented update and review on the diagnosis and management of major depressive disorder.
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ISSN:0820-3946
1488-2329