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Characteristics, Management, And Depression Outcomes Of Primary Care Patients Who Endorse Thoughts Of Death Or Suicide On The Phq-9, Amy M. Bauer, Ya-Fen Chan, Hsiang Huang, Steven D. Vannoy, Jurgen Unuzter Aug 2012

Characteristics, Management, And Depression Outcomes Of Primary Care Patients Who Endorse Thoughts Of Death Or Suicide On The Phq-9, Amy M. Bauer, Ya-Fen Chan, Hsiang Huang, Steven D. Vannoy, Jurgen Unuzter

Steven D Vannoy

BACKGROUND: With increasing emphasis on integrat- ing behavioral health services, primary care providers play an important role in managing patients with suicidal thoughts. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) Item 9 scores are associated with patient characteristics, management, and depres- sion outcomes in a primary care-based mental health program. DESIGN: Observational analysis of data collected from a patient registry. PARTICIPANTS: Eleven thousand fifteen adults en- rolled in the Mental Health Integration Program (MHIP). INTERVENTIONS: MHIP provides integrated mental health services for safety-net populations in over 100 community health centers across Washington State. Key elements of the team-based model …


Activity Scheduling As A Core Component Of Effective Care Management For Late-Life Depression, Genevieve Riebe, Ming-Yu Fan, JüRgen UnüTzer, Steven D. Vannoy Jan 2012

Activity Scheduling As A Core Component Of Effective Care Management For Late-Life Depression, Genevieve Riebe, Ming-Yu Fan, JüRgen UnüTzer, Steven D. Vannoy

Steven D Vannoy

Background: Activity scheduling is an established component of evidenced-based treatment for late-life depression in primary care. We examined participant records from the Improving Mood-Promoting Access to Collaborative Treatment (IMPACT) trial to identify activity scheduling strategies used in the context of successful depression care management (CM), associations of activity scheduling with self-reported activity engagement, and depression outcomes. Methods: This study used observational mixed methods analysis of 4335 CM session notes from 597 participants in the intervention arm of the IMPACT trial. Grounded theory was used to identify 17 distinct activity categories from CM notes. Logistic regression was used to evaluate associations …