Context Collaborative care interventions for depression in primary care settings are clinically
beneficial and cost-effective. Most prior studies were conducted in urban settings. Objective …

OBJECTIVE: Evidence-based practices designed for large urban clinics are not necessarily
transportable into small rural practices. Implementing collaborative care for depression in …

Objective Practice-based collaborative care is a complex evidence-based practice that is
difficult to implement in smaller primary care practices that lack on-site mental health staff …

Objective: Collaborative care for depression in primary care settings is effective and cost-
effective. However, there is minimal evidence to support the choice of on-site versus off-site …

Background Evidence-based practices designed for large urban clinics are not necessarily
portable into smaller isolated clinics. Implementing practice-based collaborative care for …

Background Patients with depression use more health services than patients without
depression. However, when depression symptoms respond to treatment, use of health …

Background In the treatment of depression, primary care teams have an essential role, but
they are most effective when inserted into a collaborative care model for disease …

Objective: This study evaluated a large demonstration project of collaborative care of
depression at community health centers by examining the role of clinic site on two measures …

OBJECTIVE: This study examined the incremental cost-effectiveness of a collaborative care
intervention for depression compared with consult-liaison care. METHODS: A total of 354 …

Numerous studies have demonstrated that collaborative care (care management) for
depression improves outcomes, yet few clinics have implemented this evidence-based …