@article{ref1,
title="The severity of depression in patients treated in general practice",
journal="Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners",
year="1977",
author="Johnson, D. A. and Mellor, V.",
volume="27",
number="180",
pages="419-422",
abstract="The severity of depression, the presence and intensity of suicidal feelings, and the outcome of depressive illness treated in general practice were studied. The results suggest that a consideration of the relatively good outcome at 16 to 18 weeks alone is misleading. At least one in six new patients is suffering from a depression of moderately severe intensity and a similar proportion experience suicidal ideas that are persistent and require active rejection. A sample of patients with chronic depression had only a slightly smaller morbidity. The presence of moderately severe symptoms of depression in both groups of patients has important implications for treatment.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0035-8797",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}