Why the study?
Does ongoing treatment increase remission rates and improve emotional and physical functioning in patients with depression in primary care?
Does ongoing treatment increase remission rates and improve emotional and physical functioning in patients with depression in primary care?
Ongoing treatment for depression in primary care improves remission rates and functional outcomes.
Supports ongoing intervention for primary care depression; extends RCT evidence on remission and functioning.
Ongoing intervention increased remission rates and improved indicators of emotional and physical functioning. Studies are needed to compare the cost effectiveness of ongoing depression management with other chronic disease treatment routinely undertaken by primary care.
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