Lost in translation? A qualitative study of representations and management of chronic depression in general practice.

ABSTRACT:

Background

GPs are on the front line for the identification and management of chronic depression but not much is known of their representations and management of chronic depression.

Objectives

To analyze GPs' representations of chronic depression and to explore how they manage it.

Methods

Three focus groups were conducted with 22 French-speaking general practitioners in Switzerland. The focus groups were transcribed and coded with MaxQDA. A detailed content analysis was carried out and the results were synthesized into a conceptual map.

Results

GPs form representations of chronic depression at the intersection of expert and lay knowledge. When talking about patients suffering from chronic depression, GPs mention middle-aged women with complex psychosocial situa

SUBMITTER: Linder A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10039492 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature