Background Peer support is being introduced into mental health services internationally,
often in response to workforce policy. Earlier systematic reviews incorporate different …

Background Common mental health problems, such as depression and anxiety, are
estimated to affect up to 15% of the UK population at any one time, and health care systems …

OBJECTIVE: While considerable attention has focused on improving the detection of
depression, assessment of severity is also important in guiding treatment decisions …

| D treatable mental disorders present-ing in general medical as well as special-ty settings.
There are a number of case-finding instruments for detecting depression in primary care …

OBJECTIVE: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are widely used to treat
depression, but the rates, timing, and baseline predictors of remission in “real world” patients …

ContextFew depressed older adults receive effective treatment in primary care settings.
ObjectiveTo determine the effectiveness of the Improving Mood–Promoting Access to …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy of peer support for reducing symptoms of depression.
METHODS: Medline, PsycINFO, CINAHL and CENTRAL databases were searched for …

Background Depression is common in primary care but is suboptimally managed.
Collaborative care, that is, structured care involving a greater role of nonmedical specialists …

Background. Health disparities are aggravated when prevention and care initiatives fail to
reach those they are intended to help. Groups can be classified as hardly reached according …

Background In mental health services, the past several decades has seen a slow but steady
trend towards employment of past or present consumers of the service to work alongside …