TY - JOUR T1 - How to improve recognition and diagnosis of depressive syndromes using international diagnostic criteria. JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 1245 LP - 1246 VL - 48 IS - 430 AU - S Maurice-Tison AU - H Verdoux AU - B Gay AU - P Perez AU - R Salamon AU - M L Bourgeois Y1 - 1998/05/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/48/430/1245.abstract N2 - International diagnostic criteria for depression have been elaborated in order to standardize and to facilitate diagnostic assessment. The findings of the present survey suggest that general practitioners (GPs) do accurately assess the individual depressive symptoms required to fulfill international diagnostic criteria for depressive syndromes. Training GPs to use these diagnostic criteria may be a way of improving recognition and diagnosis of depression in general practice. ER -