TY - JOUR
KW - Aged
KW - Aging/psychology
KW - Caregivers/psychology
KW - Depression/psychology/therapy
KW - Geriatrics/methods/trends
KW - Humans
KW - Primary Health Care/methods/trends
KW - Treatment Outcome
AU - M. Park
AU - J. Unutzer
A1 - 
AB - 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.
BT - The Psychiatric clinics of North America
C5 - Healthcare Disparities
CP - 2
CY - United States
DO - 10.1016/j.psc.2011.02.009
IS - 2
JF - The Psychiatric clinics of North America
N2 - 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.
PP - United States
PY - 2011
SN - 1558-3147; 0193-953X
SP - 469
EP - 487
SP - ix
EP - x
EP - 
T1 - Geriatric depression in primary care
T2 - The Psychiatric clinics of North America
TI - Geriatric depression in primary care
U1 - Healthcare Disparities
U2 - 21536169
U3 - 10.1016/j.psc.2011.02.009
VL - 34
VO - 1558-3147; 0193-953X
Y1 - 2011
ER -