The Association Between Depression and Substance Use Among Primary Care Patients With Comorbid Medical and Behavioral Health Conditions

• Main Authors: Mark P. McGovern (Author), Julia Dunn (Author), Levi N. Bonnell (Author), George Leibowitz (Author), Elizabeth Waddell (Author), Gail Rose (Author), Benjamin Littenberg (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: The scope of primary care increasingly encompasses patient behavioral health problems, manifest typically through depression screening and treatment. Although substance use is highly comorbid with depression, it is not commonly identified and addressed in the primary care context. This...