TY - JOUR
AU - A. Berghofer
AU - S. Roll
AU - M. Bauer
AU - S. N. Willich
AU - A. Pfennig
A1 - 
AB - The study aims to evaluate the prevalence of depression and the severity of depressive symptoms among primary care patients, who are high utilizers (HU) of health care resources. A cross-sectional, two-stage design was applied to screen for depression using the Brief Psychiatric Health Questionnaire and the Diagnostic Expert System for Psychiatric Disorders. A total of 38 primary care physicians accredited to practice in Berlin and Potsdam in Germany participated in the study. A total of 1,775 patients participated, 507 were identified as HU, 182 (36%) of these were depressed compared to 81 (11%) of the typical utilizers (p < 0.001). The depression score was higher and acute suicidality was more prevalent in HU than in typical utilizers (p < 0.001). Our results suggest that HU represent a population with a high prevalence of depression in primary care and should be considered for routine depression screening.
BT - Community mental health journal
C5 - Financing & Sustainability
CP - 7
CY - United States
DO - 10.1007/s10597-014-9700-4
IS - 7
JF - Community mental health journal
N2 - The study aims to evaluate the prevalence of depression and the severity of depressive symptoms among primary care patients, who are high utilizers (HU) of health care resources. A cross-sectional, two-stage design was applied to screen for depression using the Brief Psychiatric Health Questionnaire and the Diagnostic Expert System for Psychiatric Disorders. A total of 38 primary care physicians accredited to practice in Berlin and Potsdam in Germany participated in the study. A total of 1,775 patients participated, 507 were identified as HU, 182 (36%) of these were depressed compared to 81 (11%) of the typical utilizers (p < 0.001). The depression score was higher and acute suicidality was more prevalent in HU than in typical utilizers (p < 0.001). Our results suggest that HU represent a population with a high prevalence of depression in primary care and should be considered for routine depression screening.
PP - United States
PY - 2014
SN - 1573-2789; 0010-3853
SP - 753
EP - 758
EP - 
T1 - Screening for depression and high utilization of health care resources among patients in primary care
T2 - Community mental health journal
TI - Screening for depression and high utilization of health care resources among patients in primary care
U1 - Financing & Sustainability
U2 - 24449430
U3 - 10.1007/s10597-014-9700-4
VL - 50
VO - 1573-2789; 0010-3853
Y1 - 2014
ER -