Competing information priorities for those seeking treatments for depression

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• Objective of the survey was to pinpoint in routine depression care consumers and clinicians information priorities on making treatment decisions and assessing shared decision-making
• Study's lead author. "consumers place a high priority on cost and insurance information, clinicians do not always prioritize this as highly."
• 972 consumers and 244 clinicians completed the surveys
• Priorities of patients and clinicians disconnected in terms of depression treatment options
• The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice study is published online by BMJ Open