HOW TO IMPROVE RECOGNITION AND DIAGNOSIS OF DEPRESSIVE SYNDROMES USING INTERNATIONAL DIAGNOSTIC-CRITERIA

Authors
MAURICETISON S VERDOUX H GAY B PEREZ P SALAMON R BOURGEOIS ML
Citation
S. Mauricetison et al., HOW TO IMPROVE RECOGNITION AND DIAGNOSIS OF DEPRESSIVE SYNDROMES USING INTERNATIONAL DIAGNOSTIC-CRITERIA, British journal of general practice, 48(430), 1998, pp. 1245-1246
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
British journal of general practice → ACNP
ISSN journal
09601643
Volume
48
Issue
430
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1245 - 1246
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-1643(1998)48:430<1245:HTIRAD>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
International diagnostic criteria for depression have been elabored in order to standardize and to facilitate diagnostic assessment. The fin dings of the present survey suggest that general practitioners (GPs) d o accurately assess the individual depressive symptoms required to ful fill international diagnostic criteria for depressive syndromes. Train ing GPs to use these diagnostic criteria may be a way of improving rec ognition and diagnosis of depression in general practice.