Negotiating depression treatment with older adults: primary care providers' perspectives.
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SUBMITTER: Wittink MN
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3183148 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Oct
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Negotiating depression treatment with older adults: primary care providers' perspectives.
Wittink Marsha N MN Givens Jane L JL Knott Kathryn A KA Coyne James C JC Barg Frances K FK
Journal of mental health (Abingdon, England) 20110722 5
<h4>Background</h4>Primary care occupies a strategic position in the evaluation and treatment of depression in late life, yet many older patients do not initiate or adhere to treatments available in primary care.<h4>Aim</h4>To explore how primary care providers describe the process of discussing depression care with older adults.<h4>Method</h4> Semi-structured interviews conducted with 15 providers involved with intervention studies of depression management for older adults. We used the constant ...[more]
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