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Depression in Canadian General Practice Attenders*

Depression in Canadian General Practice Attenders* In this study, depression among patients visiting general practitioners was examined by administering a short self-report measure of depression to 1,250 patients visiting 37 general practitioners in three Canadian centres (Winnipeg, Brandon and Virden). According to scores on the CES-D scale, 66.8% of the patients were judged to be normal, 11.8% were experiencing mild depression, 13.3% moderate depression and 8.1% were experiencing fairly severe depression. Depression scores were highest among female patients, patients who lived in Winnipeg, patients who were unemployed and patients who were divorced or separated. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Canadian Journal of Psychiatry SAGE

Depression in Canadian General Practice Attenders*

Barnes, Gordon E.; Prosen, Harry
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 29 (1): 9 – Feb 1, 1984
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SAGE
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© 1984 Canadian Psychiatric Association
ISSN
0706-7437
eISSN
1497-0015
DOI
10.1177/070674378402900102
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Abstract

In this study, depression among patients visiting general practitioners was examined by administering a short self-report measure of depression to 1,250 patients visiting 37 general practitioners in three Canadian centres (Winnipeg, Brandon and Virden). According to scores on the CES-D scale, 66.8% of the patients were judged to be normal, 11.8% were experiencing mild depression, 13.3% moderate depression and 8.1% were experiencing fairly severe depression. Depression scores were highest among female patients, patients who lived in Winnipeg, patients who were unemployed and patients who were divorced or separated.

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Canadian Journal of Psychiatry – SAGE

Published: Feb 1, 1984

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