Collaborative care for depression in general practice: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depression is a common illness with great human costs and a significant burden on the public economy. Previous studies have indicated that collaborative care (CC) has a positive effect on symptoms when provided to people with depression, but CC has not yet been applied in a Danish context. We therefore developed a model for CC (the Collabri model) to treat people with depression in general practice in Denmark. Since systematic identification of patients is an "active ingredient" in CC and some literature suggests case finding as the best alternative to standard detection, the two detection methods are examined as part of the study. The aim is to investigate if treatment according to the Collabri model has an effect on depression symptoms when provided to people with depr

SUBMITTER: Brinck-Claussen UO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5521147 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature