1.   And in the past few months the company has begun promoting Effexor more heavily to primary-care doctors.

2.   And studies have shown that primary-care doctors miss the diagnosis of depression more than half the time, even when the patient describes classic symptoms.

3.   Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey even provides street maps showing the primary-care doctor closest to the member.

4.   A record should be made of all essential numbers, with telephone and fax for your primary-care doctor or organization.

5.   Brief counseling from a primary-care doctor can help problem alcohol drinkers cut down, according to the first large clinical trial aimed at testing this strategy.

6.   But many studies suggest that primary-care doctors often miss mental-health problems in their patients.

7.   By all accounts, power is shifting toward the doctors, especially the primary-care doctors.

8.   Columbia is counting on managed-care contracts that create financial links with primary-care doctors to generate patient referrals for the new facility.

9.   Given the financial incentives, especially with managed-care plans, there is a temptation for primary-care doctors to try to treat every problem themselves.

10.   Heart specialists and primary-care doctors should watch more carefully for signs of depression in heart patients and step in to treat them.