What, in your view, is the significance of this paper for the field?

This paper showed that few primary care patients who were diagnosed with depression and started on antidepressants received adequate dosage and duration of antidepressant therapy. The data in this article showed that approximately 40% of primary care patients started on antidepressants dropped out of treatment within a one-month period. The article also established that providing an accurate diagnosis of depression and an algorithm of antidepressant treatment for the primary care doctor did not lead to improved pharmacotherapy or clinical outcomes compared with usual care.

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