Implementing measurement-based care (iMBC) for depression in community mental health: a dynamic cluster randomized trial study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Measurement-based care is an evidence-based practice for depression that efficiently identifies treatment non-responders and those who might otherwise deteriorate [1]. However, measurement-based care is underutilized in community mental health with data suggesting fewer than 20 % of behavioral health providers using this practice to inform treatment. It remains unclear whether standardized or tailored approaches to implementation are needed to optimize measurement-based care fidelity and penetration. Moreover, there is some suggestion that prospectively tailored interventions that are designed to fit the dynamic context may optimize public health impact, though no randomized trials have yet tested this notion [2]. This study will address the following three aims: (1) To

SUBMITTER: Lewis CC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4561429 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature