Economic inequalities in the effectiveness of a primary care intervention for depression and suicidal ideation
Background: Economic disadvantage is associated with depression and suicide. We sought
to determine whether economic disadvantage reduces the effectiveness of depression
treatments received in primary care. Methods: We conducted differential-effects analyses of
the Prevention of Suicide in Primary Care Elderly: Collaborative Trial, a primary-care–based
randomized, controlled trial for late-life depression and suicidal ideation conducted between
1999 and 2001, which included 514 patients with major depression or clinically significant …
to determine whether economic disadvantage reduces the effectiveness of depression
treatments received in primary care. Methods: We conducted differential-effects analyses of
the Prevention of Suicide in Primary Care Elderly: Collaborative Trial, a primary-care–based
randomized, controlled trial for late-life depression and suicidal ideation conducted between
1999 and 2001, which included 514 patients with major depression or clinically significant …