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Creating Opportunities For Personal Empowerment: A Project Evaluation, Ann L. Cudney
Creating Opportunities For Personal Empowerment: A Project Evaluation, Ann L. Cudney
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Introduction: 66% of individuals in the United States who experienced a major depressive episode in the last year saw a general practitioner or family doctor and not a psychiatrist or psychotherapist (Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, 2018). Many primary care providers treat with medication, however, a combination of medication and psychotherapy is associated with better results (Anxiety and Depression Association of America, n.d.). A Midwestern faith-based healthcare organization implemented a pilot cognitive behavioral therapy program at a family medicine residency clinic to improve mental health care.
Objectives: The purpose of this project was to evaluate if the implementation …