Incremental benefits and cost of coordinated anxiety learning and management for anxiety treatment in primary care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Improving the quality of mental health care requires integrating successful research interventions into 'real-world' practice settings. Coordinated Anxiety Learning and Management (CALM) is a treatment-delivery model for anxiety disorders encountered in primary care. CALM offers cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), medication, or both; non-expert care managers assisting primary care clinicians with adherence promotion and medication optimization; computer-assisted CBT delivery; and outcome monitoring. This study describes incremental benefits, costs and net benefits of CALM versus usual care (UC).

Method

The CALM randomized, controlled effectiveness trial was conducted in 17 primary care clinics in four US cities from 2006 to 2009. Of 1062 eligible patients, 1004 E

SUBMITTER: Joesch JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3340455 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature