DIAGNOSING AND TREATING DEPRESSION IN PRIMARY-CARE PATIENTS - LOOKINGBEYOND PHYSICAL COMPLAINTS

Authors
ALARCON FJ ISAACSON JH FRANCOBRONSON K
Citation
Fj. Alarcon et al., DIAGNOSING AND TREATING DEPRESSION IN PRIMARY-CARE PATIENTS - LOOKINGBEYOND PHYSICAL COMPLAINTS, Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine, 65(5), 1998, pp. 251
Citations number
54
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
08911150
Volume
65
Issue
5
Year of publication
1998
Database
ISI
SICI code
0891-1150(1998)65:5<251:DATDIP>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Depression is common, but often overlooked because patients with depre ssion often present with somatic complaints rather than psychological ones. Primary care physicians must learn to recognize depression and b e thoroughly familiar with its treatment, because this disease is comm on and serious.