Diagnosing and treating depression

doi:10.1136/bmj.320.7249.1602

BMJ 2000;320:1602 ( 10 June )

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Diagnosing and treating depression

Treatment is often challenging

Educating family physicians to recognise depression

Can primary care improve care for depressed patients?

A holistic approach is recommended

Learning to look at the illness from both sides

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Treatment is often challenging

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EDITOR $---$ On reading Kendrick's article,¹ I was reminded of the notion that individuals seek out a field of medicine thatsuits the workings of their brain and personality. Surgeons tendto be results oriented, enjoy solving concrete problems with concreteanswers, and need closure (no pun intended). Internists have ahigh tolerance for "not knowing," living with uncertainty, andallowing problems to stay open, dynamic, a work in progress. Chronicdisease is recognised as the human condition. Family practitionersare willing to tackle any problem to the best of their ability,and they can live with the idea that they need to learn more andmore to improve their skills. They tend to find the time to upgradetheir knowledge in seminars, journals, and other forms of courses.They are typically not deeply versed in any particular field,psychiatryincluded.

Depression is a complex illness. Without the sense of . . . [Full text of this article]

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