A Randomised Controlled Trial of an Educational Intervention for Depression among Asian Women in Primary Care in the United Kingdom

Abstract

Patients with common mental disorders, especially those with milder forms of the condition, who received the educational material had a higher recovery rate than patients who do not receive such education. The mechanism for this improvement was unclear, not being reflected in patient's apparent understanding of depression nor explained by change in general practitioner's response. The results of this study need to be replicated.