SAN DIEGO — Internal medicine physicians have an important part to play in major depression treatment, according to a presenter at the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting.
“Depression affects nearly 20% of adults. It’s a very important problem and internal medicine physicians have a big role to play — a very important role to play,” Douglas K. Owens, MD, MS, FACP, a professor of health policy and chair of the department of health policy at the Stanford University School of Medicine, said.
Owens discussed recent ACP guidance on depression, which recommends cognitive