RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
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
FD British Journal of General Practice
SP 1245
OP 1246
VO 48
IS 430
A1 S Maurice-Tison
A1 H Verdoux
A1 B Gay
A1 P Perez
A1 R Salamon
A1 M L Bourgeois
YR 1998
UL http://bjgp.org/content/48/430/1245.abstract
AB 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.