Could a decision support tool help to guide mental health treatment in primary care?
The Mental Elf,
Linda Gask reviews a recent randomised controlled trial on the clinical efficacy of a Decision Support Tool (Link-me) to "guide…
Primary care doctors are well-trained to treat common mental health conditions
The Medical Care Blog,
The COVID-19 pandemic and the killing of George Floyd are further stressing the already strained U.S. mental health care system.
Is Collaborative Care the Answer to the Mental Health Epidemic?
RSS Feed,
“One of the issues that we are grappling with in this country and in many places all over the world is that not everyone who…
Raising Awareness of the Need for Collaborative Care to Treat PTSD
The RAND Blog,
Post-traumatic stress disorder affects nearly 8 percent of American adults from all walks of life. Research suggests that more…
What’s Confusing Us About Mental Health Parity
Health Affairs Blog - REMOVED,
The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) has been law since 2008. MHPAEA provided that health plans could not…
Collaborative care for depression: acceptable, effective and affordable
The Mental Elf,
Ben Hannigan writes his debut blog on the CADET cluster RCT, which investigates the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness…
Collaborative care for adolescent depression: new RCT shows promise
The Mental Elf,
Jennifer Laidlaw writes her debut blog on a recent RCT in JAMA about collaborative care for adolescent depression in primary…
Collaborative Care for Adolescents With Depression in Primary Care
JAMA Author Interviews,
Interview with Laura P. Richardson, MD, MPH, author of Collaborative Care for Adolescents With Depression in Primary Care