Collaborative care for adolescents with depression in primary care: a randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Up to 20% of adolescents experience an episode of major depression by age 18 years yet few receive evidence-based treatments for their depression.

Objective

To determine whether a collaborative care intervention for adolescents with depression improves depressive outcomes compared with usual care.

Design

Randomized trial with blinded outcome assessment conducted between April 2010 and April 2013.

Setting

Nine primary care clinics in the Group Health system in Washington State.

Participants

Adolescents (aged 13-17 years) who screened positive for depression (Patient Health Questionnaire 9-item [PHQ-9] score ≥10) on 2 occasions or who screened positive and met criteria for major depression, spoke English, and had telephone access were recruited.

SUBMITTER: Richardson LP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4492537 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature