OBJECTIVE: To compare collaborative care for treatment of depression in primary care with
consult‐liaison (CL) care. In collaborative care, a mental health team provided a treatment …

Heart failure affects up to 20% of nursing home residents and is associated with high
morbidity, mortality, and transfers to acute care. A major barrier to heart failure management …

Abstract Background Patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) have high rates of
depression, yet face challenges accessing effective care in outpatient settings. We …

Background Heart failure is a common and growing health problem. Depression is prevalent
among these patients and is associated with an increased risk of mortality, in some, but not …

Given the strong evidence for the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and generalizability of
collaborative care programs for depression in primary care, attention should turn to …

Purpose Globally, the management of chronic heart failure (CHF) challenges health
systems. The high burden of disease and the costs associated with hospitalization adversely …

Background: Intensive collaborative interventions improve depression outcomes, but the
benefit of less intensive interventions is not clear. Objective: To determine whether decision …

Introduction Depression is a recognized predictor of adverse outcomes in patients with heart
failure (HF) and is associated with poor quality of life, functional limitation, increased …

BACKGROUND: Depression impairs health status among patients with coronary disease.
The effect of depression on patients with heart failure has been studied to date only in …

Objectives Comorbid major depression is associated with reduced quality of life and greater
use of healthcare resources. A recent randomised trial (SMaRT, Symptom Management …