Effectiveness of Team Treatment of Depression in Primary Care

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Depression, Primary Health Care

In brief

Most depression treatment takes place in primary care, where the condition continues to be under-detected and under-treated. A collaborative care model derived from chronic illness management theory has been successful in improving care in other managed care settings.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00012766

Run by

US Department of Veterans Affairs

People needed

360

Expected to finish

2001-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-04-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Several screening methods including mailed and in-clinic surveys and provider referral were used to recruit 168 team and 188 CL study patients who met criteria for major depression and/or dysthymia based on structured interview. Patients were excluded only if they required immediate inpatient care, had a pending mental health specialty clinic appointment, had primary alcohol abuse, or were too impaired to participate in the screening interview. Outcome data on the SCL-20 depression symptomatology measure, SF-36V, and Sheehan functional impairment measure were collected at baseline, 3 and 9 months.

Where it is running

• VA Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle Division, Seattle, WA — Seattle, Washington, United States

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