A depression management programme reduced depression in frequent users of healthcare but did not reduce healthcare visits
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Healthcare assistant case management may reduce depression symptoms in primary care patients with major depression more than usual care.
A plethora of trial results have been published showing that case management improves outcomes in depression.1 2 However, these trials generally involve relatively expensive specialist mental health case managers, plus input from psychiatrists or psychologists.3 Most studies have been conducted in academic or managed care settings, and in the USA. The challenge is to roll out case management in...
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عنوان ژورنال: Evidence-Based Mental Health
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1362-0347
DOI: 10.1136/ebmh.4.3.78