Strategies for evaluating treatments for major depression in primary care patients
| Autor: | Herbert C. Schulberg, Stanley D. Imber, James M. Perel, John L. Coulehan, Marian R. Block, C. Paul Scott |
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| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Clinical Trials as Topic Depressive Disorder medicine.medical_specialty Primary Health Care business.industry Primary care Middle Aged Antidepressive Agents Experimental research Psychotherapy Clinical trial Psychiatry and Mental health Outcome and Process Assessment Health Care Knowledge base Research Design medicine Humans Psychiatry business Depression (differential diagnoses) Aged Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic |
| Zdroj: | General Hospital Psychiatry. 13:9-18 |
| ISSN: | 0163-8343 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0163-8343(91)90004-g |
| Popis: | Primary care physicians are being urged to provide patients experiencing a major depression treatments validated with psychiatric patients. The propriety of transferring clinical technologies from one care-giving sector to another is questionable, however, as it has little scientific support. We suggest that clinical trials be initiated so as to expand the available knowledge base. This paper analyzes the methodologic issues involved in pursuing such experimental research and urges that it be conducted despite the possible need for initial design compromises. |
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