 classification of depression, as advocated in QoF.
The Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London holds a license to conduct analysis on THIN. The Departmental THIN/GPRD Executive Committee reviewed and approved the study protocol, but had no involvement in the analysis, interpretation or decision to submit for publication. K.W. and I.P. were supported by a Special Training Fellowship in Health Services Research from the Medical Research Council (UK). This sponsor had no involvement in the study design, data collection, analysis, interpretation or decision to submit for publication.
We would like to thank Amir Islam, data manager, who extracted the data.
- Received August 20, 2008.
- Revision received June 22, 2009.
- Accepted June 25, 2009.
- © 2009 Royal College of Psychiatrists