DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TRAINING GPS TO MANAGE DEPRESSION IN PRIMARY CARE AND ISSUING THEM WITH GUIDELINES, AND A SYSTEM OF COLLABORATIVE CARE IN THE TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION BETWEEN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY CARE

Here we describe the differences and similarities between training General Practitioners (GPs) to manage depression in primary care and issuing them with guidelines, and a system of Collaborative care in the treatment of depression between primary and secondary care. From these we deduce the reasons why collaborative care may offer better treatment outcomes than the issuing of guidelines to GPs