TY - JOUR T1 - Depression and musculoskeletal problems JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 51 LP - 51 DO - 10.3399/bjgp09X394879 VL - 59 IS - 558 AU - Kadri Suija AU - Ruth Kalda AU - Heidi-Ingrid Maaroos Y1 - 2009/01/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/59/558/51.1.abstract N2 - A recent study by Mallen et al,1 published in the October issue of the BJGP, concluded that older patients consulting their GP due to musculoskeletal pain have frequently comorbid depressive symptoms, and that brief depression screening during the consultation can miss a large number of persons with depressive symptoms. The authors found that a total of 51.4% of the study participants had depressive symptoms, according to a … ER -