General hospital psychiatry
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Gen Hosp Psychiatry · Sep 2006
Multicenter StudyInfluence of patient preference and primary care clinician proclivity for watchful waiting on receipt of depression treatment.
We examined whether patients' preference for watchful waiting and their primary care clinician's proclivity for watchful waiting were associated with decreased likelihood of receiving depression treatment. ⋯ Patient preference for watchful waiting is associated with lower rates of some depression treatments, especially among patients with subsyndromal depression. Addressing patient preference for watchful waiting in primary care may include active symptom monitoring and patient education.