The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
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Comparative Study
General practitioners and psychiatrists: comparison of attitudes to depression using the depression attitude questionnaire.
Variation in the management of depression may be linked to doctors' attitudes to depression. ⋯ General practitioners and psychiatrists differ significantly in their attitudes to depression. The attitudes which vary among general practitioners reflect practice. The depression attitude questionnaire may prove useful in indicating how educational initiatives to improve primary care detection and management should be directed.