Strength of Evidence:
4 out of 4
Year Published:
2008
Mental Health and Mental Illness: Interventions to Reduce Depression Among Older Adults – Clinic-Based Depression Care Management
Description of Resource:
The Community Preventive Services Task Force recommends depression care management in primary care clinics for older adults with major depression or chronic low levels of depression (dysthymia) to improve short-term depression outcomes. Clinic-based depression care management involves active screening for depression, measurement-based outcomes, trained depression care managers, case management, a primary care provider and patient education, antidepressant treatment and psychotherapy, and a supervising psychiatrist.
Developed By:
Community Preventive Services Task Force
Developer Type:
Non-Federal Government
Healthy People 2020 Topic Area(s):
Mental Health and Mental Disorders
Healthy People 2020 Objectives:
Resource Type:
Systematic Review
Citation:
The Community Guide [Internet]. Mental Health and Mental Illness: Interventions to Reduce Depression Among Older Adults – Clinic-Based Depression Care Management. c2008– [cited 2017 Feb 17]. Available from: https://www.thecommunityguide.org/findings/mental-health-and-mental-illness-interventions-reduce-depression-among-older-adults-clinic
