Stepped Collaborative Care for Primary Care Patients With Persistent Symptoms of Depression

1999676 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Wayne Katon · Washington University in St. Louis

Michael Von Korff · Group Health Cooperative

Elizabeth Lin · Group Health Cooperative

Greg Simon · Group Health Cooperative

Ed Walker

Jürgen Unützer · University of California, Los Angeles

Terry Bush · Group Health Cooperative

Abstract

A multifaceted program targeted to patients whose depressive symptoms persisted 6 to 8 weeks after initiation of antidepressant medication by their primary care physician was found to significantly improve adherence to antidepressants, satisfaction with care, and depressive outcomes compared with usual care.

Topics & Keywords

Mental Health Treatment and Access Schizophrenia research and treatment Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Archives of General Psychiatry

Volume 56, Issue 12, pp. 1109-1109

DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.56.12.1109

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