General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Pages 246-254 , May 2010

What is the role of consultation–liaison psychiatry in the management of depression in primary care? A systematic review and meta-analysis

  • John Cape, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust, London and Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK
    • ,
  • Craig Whittington, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Outcomes Research and Effectiveness, Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK
    • ,
  • Peter Bower, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • NIHR School for Primary Care Research, University of Manchester, M13 9PL, Manchester, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +0161 275 7638; fax: +0161 275 7600.

Received 7 December 2009 ,Accepted 3 February 2010.

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☆ Contributors: JC and CW designed the study. JC managed the literature search process, and all authors contributed to the extraction and analysis of data. PB wrote the initial manuscript draft and all authors contributed to the critical revisions and final approval of the manuscript.

☆☆ Conflict of interest: PB is a paid scientific consultant to the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy. All other authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

★ Role of the funding source: JC and CW thank Camden Primary Care Trust and Islington Primary Care Trust for funding the literature reviews. PB is funded by the Department of Health and the National Institute of Health Research. The study sponsors had no role in the study design; in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; and in the decision to submit the article for publication. The views expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR or the Department of Health.

PII: S0163-8343(10)00019-8

doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2010.02.003

General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Pages 246-254 , May 2010

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