General practitioners' views towards diagnosing and treating depression in five southeastern European countries.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To assess and compare general practitioners' (GPs') views of diagnosing and treating depression in five southeastern European countries.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted in Albania, Bulgaria, Moldova, Romania, and Serbia. The sample included 467 GPs who completed a hard-copy self-administered questionnaire, consisting of self-assessment questions related to diagnosing and treating depression.

Results

The most common barriers to managing depression in general practice reported by GPs were: patients' unwillingness to discuss depressive symptoms (92.3%); appointment time too short to take an adequate history (91.9%), barriers for prescribing appropriate treatment (90.6%); and patients' reluctance to be referred to a psychiatrist (89.1%). Most GPs (78.4%)

SUBMITTER: Duric P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6445789 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature