Multifaceted shared care intervention for late life depression in residential care: randomised controlled trial Commentary: Beyond the boundary for a randomised controlled trial?
BMJPublished 11 September 1999Open access
Robert H. Llewellyn-Jones, Karen A. Baikie, Helen Smithers, Jerry D. Cohen, John Snowdon, Chris Tennant
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The outcome of depression among elderly people in residential care can be improved by enhancing the clinical skills of general practitioners and care staff and by providing depression related health education and activity programmes for residents.
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The outcome of depression among elderly people in residential care can be improved by multidisciplinary collaboration, by enhancing the clinical skills of general practitioners and care staff, and by providing depression related health education and activity programmes for residents.
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