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Depression in primary care: Chile's Programme for Screening, Diagnosis and Comprehensive Treatment of Depression

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Ricardo Araya ,
Ruben Alvarado  and
Alberto Minoletti
Ricardo Araya
Affiliation:
School of Social and Community Medicine, Cotham House, Cotham Hill, Bristol, UK, email r.araya@bris.ac.uk
Ruben Alvarado
Affiliation:
Escuela de Salud Publica, Universidad de Chile
Alberto Minoletti
Affiliation:
Head of Mental Health Programme, Ministry of Health, Chile
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In 2001, an initiative to provide effective treatment for people with depressive disorders in primary care clinics was introduced in Chile, the Programme for Screening, Diagnosis and Comprehensive Treatment of Depression (PSDCTD) (Ministerio de Salud, 2001). It was extended to all primary care clinics in the country 4 years later.

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Thematic Papers — Policy on Mental Health
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International Psychiatry , Volume 8 , Issue 1 , February 2011 , pp. 6 - 7
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