Treating depression in primary care in low-income women in Santiago, Chile: a randomised controlled trial

Araya, Ricardo; Rojas, Graciela; Fritsch, Rosemarie; Gaete, Jorge; Rojas, Maritza; Simon, Greg; Peters, Tim J

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(03)12825-5

Treating depression in primary care in low-income women in Santiago, Chile: a randomised controlled trial

BACKGROUND Depression in women is one of the commonest problems encountered in primary care. We aimed to compare the effectiveness of a stepped-care programme with usual care in primary-care management of depression in low-income women in Santiago, Chile. METHODS In a randomised controlled trial,…