1. Primary Care Challenges in Depression - To Treat or Refer?

3. Introduction

4. Screening for Depression in Primary Care

5. Case Study

6. Assessment

7. Differential Diagnosis of MDD

8. Medications That May Cause Depressive Symptoms

9. Measurement-Based Care

10. Widely Used Rating Scales

11. PHQ-9 Total Score

12. Jason’s PHQ-9 Symptom Checklist

13. Choosing Treatment

14. Psychotherapy vs Pharmacotherapy

15. Symptom-Based Treatment Selection

16. Treatment Response

17. Encouraging Adherence to Treatment

18. Goals of Treatment

19. Remission Is Critical

20. Assessing Full Remission

21. Case (cont)

22. Case: Next Steps

23. Decisions

24. Conclusions

25. Abbreviations