Challenges To Identifying And Treating Women With Depression In Rural Primary Care

    Authors

    M. P. VanHook

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Soc. Work Health Care

    Keywords

    DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; RISK; MEN; Social Work

    Abstract

    Many women seeking help from rural primary care providers are experiencing major or other types of depression. Women typically do not discuss their depression with their primary care providers although those who did reported finding it very helpful. Feeling understood and advice were particularly viewed as helpful. Major barriers to discussing depression with primary care providers include stigma about depression, lack of time, and perceptions that the primary care providers were not interested in these concerns. Depressed women tend to seek help for certain somatic problems, especially headaches, backaches, muscle pains, sleep problems, feeling tired, and abdominal pains.

    Journal Title

    Social Work in Health Care

    Volume

    23

    Issue/Number

    3

    Publication Date

    1-1-1996

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    73

    Last Page

    92

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:A1996VD06700005

    ISSN

    0098-1389

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