Does patient–provider gender concordance affect mental health care received by primary care patients with major depression?
Women s Health IssuesPublished 1 May 2006
Kitty S. Chan, Chloe E. Bird, Robert Weiss, Naihua Duan, Lisa S. Meredith, Cathy D. Sherbourne
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Investigation and care of mental health and substance use problems for patients with major depression is not influenced by patient-provider gender concordance, however, depressed female patients may have greater unmet needs for alcohol and drug use counseling than their male counterparts.
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Detection and care of mental health and substance use problems for patients with major depression is not influenced by patient-provider gender concordance. However, depressed female patients may have greater unmet needs for alcohol and drug use counseling than their male counterparts.
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