Doctors Often Fail To Treat Depression Like A Chronic Illness

Depression prompts people to make about 8 million doctors’ appointments a year, and more than half are with primary care physicians. A study suggests those doctors often fall short in treating depression because of insurance issues, time constraints and other factors.

More often than not, primary care doctors fail to teach patients how to manage their care and don’t follow up to see how they’re doing, according to the study, which was published Monday in Health Affairs. Those are considered effective tactics for treating chronic illnesses. To read more from SHEFALI LUTHRA