A study of the effectiveness of telepsychiatry-based culturally sensitive collaborative treatment of depressed Chinese Americans.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chinese American patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) tend to underutilize mental health services and are more likely to seek help in primary care settings than from mental health specialists. Our team has reported that Culturally Sensitive Collaborative Treatment (CSCT) is effective in improving recognition and treatment engagement of depressed Chinese Americans in primary care. The current study builds on this prior research by incorporating telemedicine technology into the CSCT model.

Methods/design

We propose a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the acceptability and effectiveness of a telepsychiatry-based culturally sensitive collaborative treatment (T-CSCT) intervention targeted toward Chinese Americans. Patients meeting the study's eligibility

SUBMITTER: Yeung A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3190334 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature