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Depression in primary care: Chile's Programme for Screening, Diagnosis and Comprehensive Treatment of Depression
Ricardo Araya1, Ruben Alvarado2, Alberto Minoletti3
1School of Social and Community Medicine, Cotham House, Cotham Hill, Bristol, UK, email r.araya@bris.ac.uk.
Abstract:
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.