Collaborative care to improve the management of depressive disorders: a community guide systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: American journal of preventive medicine Vol. 42; no. 5; pp. 525 - 538
• Main Authors: Thota, Anilkrishna B, Sipe, Theresa Ann, Byard, Guthrie J, Zometa, Carlos S, Hahn, Robert A, McKnight-Eily, Lela R, Chapman, Daniel P, Abraido-Lanza, Ana F, Pearson, Jane L, Anderson, Clinton W, Gelenberg, Alan J, Hennessy, Kevin D, Duffy, Farifteh F, Vernon-Smiley, Mary E, Nease, Jr, Donald E, Williams, Samantha P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands 01.05.2012
• Subjects: Age Factors; Community Health Services - organization & administration; Cooperative Behavior; Depression; Depressive Disorder - therapy; Depressive personality disorders; Experts; Humans; Integrated services; Mental health; Patient Care Management - organization & administration; Patient Care Team - organization & administration; Patient Compliance; Patient Satisfaction; Primary health care; Primary Health Care - organization & administration; Public health; Quality of Life; Sex Factors; Socioeconomic Factors; Symptoms; Teams; United States

To improve the quality of depression management, collaborative care models have been developed from the Chronic Care Model over the past 20 years. Collaborative care is a multicomponent, healthcare system-level intervention that uses case managers to link primary care providers, patients, and mental...