Why Are Patients Reluctant To Reveal Depressive Symptoms To Their Family Doctor?

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The most common reason patients are not keen to disclose depressive symptoms to their doctors is their concern that they will be advised to take antidepressant medication, while others may think that it is not the job of a primary care physician (family doctor) to deal with mental problems, researchers from the University of California, Davis reported in Annals of Family Medicine. They added that a significant number of patients do not like the idea of being referred to a psychiatrist, or having their employers know about it. In this study, Robert A...
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