TY - JOUR
AU - R. E. Lawrence
AU - K. A. Rasinski
AU - J. D. Yoon
AU - F. A. Curlin
A1 - 
AB - Critics say that physicians overdiagnose and overtreat depression and anxiety. We surveyed 1504 primary care physicians (PCPs) and 512 psychiatrists, measuring beliefs about overtreatment of depression and anxiety and predictions of whether persons would benefit from taking medication, investing in relationships, and investing in spiritual life. A total of 63% of PCPs and 64% of psychiatrists responded. Most agreed that physicians too often treat normal sadness as a medical illness (67% of PCPs and 62% of psychiatrists) and too often treat normal worry and stress as a medical illness (59% of PCPs, 55% of psychiatrists). Physicians who agreed were less likely to believe that depressed or anxious people would benefit "a lot" from taking an antidepressant (36% vs. 58% of PCPs) or antianxiety medication (25% vs. 42% of PCPs, 42% vs. 57% of psychiatrists). Most PCPs and psychiatrists believe that physicians too often treat normal sadness and worry as a medical illness.
BT - The Journal of nervous and mental disease
C5 - General Literature
DO - 10.1097/NMD.0000000000000247
JF - The Journal of nervous and mental disease
N2 - Critics say that physicians overdiagnose and overtreat depression and anxiety. We surveyed 1504 primary care physicians (PCPs) and 512 psychiatrists, measuring beliefs about overtreatment of depression and anxiety and predictions of whether persons would benefit from taking medication, investing in relationships, and investing in spiritual life. A total of 63% of PCPs and 64% of psychiatrists responded. Most agreed that physicians too often treat normal sadness as a medical illness (67% of PCPs and 62% of psychiatrists) and too often treat normal worry and stress as a medical illness (59% of PCPs, 55% of psychiatrists). Physicians who agreed were less likely to believe that depressed or anxious people would benefit "a lot" from taking an antidepressant (36% vs. 58% of PCPs) or antianxiety medication (25% vs. 42% of PCPs, 42% vs. 57% of psychiatrists). Most PCPs and psychiatrists believe that physicians too often treat normal sadness and worry as a medical illness.
PY - 2015
SN - 1539-736X; 0022-3018
T1 - Psychiatrists' and Primary Care Physicians' Beliefs About Overtreatment of Depression and Anxiety
T2 - The Journal of nervous and mental disease
TI - Psychiatrists' and Primary Care Physicians' Beliefs About Overtreatment of Depression and Anxiety
U1 - General Literature
U2 - 25594787
U3 - 10.1097/NMD.0000000000000247
VO - 1539-736X; 0022-3018
Y1 - 2015
ER -