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Abstract
Primary care settings present important opportunities for the detection and management of depression in older adults. In this article, the authors review the common barriers to effective treatment of geriatric depression, identify treatment strategies that can substantially improve the effectiveness of treatment in this setting, and highlight the opportunities for addressing health disparities in geriatric depression care. The importance of engaging and supporting family caregivers of depressed older adults and the 3 strategic areas to improve the treatment of geriatric depression in primary care are also discussed. Published by Elsevier Inc.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21536169 PMCID: PMC3184156 DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2011.02.009
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Psychiatr Clin North Am ISSN: 0193-953X