Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 84, Issue 1 , Pages 43-51 , January 2005

Communicative skills of general practitioners augment the effectiveness of guideline-based depression treatment

  • Titus W.D.P. van Os

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Graduate School of Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience's, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Rob H.S. van den Brink

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Graduate School of Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience's, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Bea G. Tiemens

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Graduate School of Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience's, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Jack A. Jenner

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Graduate School of Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience's, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
    • Mental Health Care Foundation Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Klaas van der Meer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Graduate School of Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience's, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
    • Department of General Practice, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Johan Ormel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Graduate School of Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience's, University of Groningen, The Netherlands

Received 20 July 2004 ,Revised 27 September 2004 ,Accepted 27 September 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2004.09.005

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 84, Issue 1 , Pages 43-51 , January 2005

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