Virtual Collaborative Care Versus Specialty Psychiatry Treatment for Depression or Anxiety.

ABSTRACT: Objective: While collaborative care is known to improve depressive and anxiety symptoms in primary care, comparative effectiveness studies of virtual collaborative care versus virtual specialty psychiatry treatment in real world settings are lacking. This study examined patient depressive and anxiety symptoms over 6 months in collaborative care versus specialty psychiatry.Methods: This was an observational study with target trial emulation in a large, community-based, integrated health care system. Participants were ≥18 years old with mild-moderate depressive or anxiety symptoms measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 or Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 Scale. Exclusion criteria included acute suicide risk. Patients were assigned to collaborative care or specialty psychi

SUBMITTER: Ridout KK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12947119 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature