Open AccessClinical Effectiveness of Using an Integrated Model to Treat Depressive Symptoms in Veterans Affairs Primary Care Clinics and Its Impact on Health Care Utilization
Author(s) -
Anna G. Engel,
Loretta S. Malta,
Cheryl Davies,
Margaret Momot Baker
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
primary care companion to cns disorders/the primary care companion for cns disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.328
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 2155-7772
pISSN - 2155-7780
DOI - 10.4088/pcc.10m01096
Subject(s) - veterans affairs , medicine , specialty , depression (economics) , mental health , medical prescription , primary care , health care , family medicine , physical therapy , psychiatry , emergency medicine , nursing , economics , macroeconomics , economic growth
To determine if veterans treated in an integrated mental health program within a Veterans Affairs (VA) primary care clinic sustained long-term improvement in depressive symptoms and changed their use of health care.