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Key Publications in Mental Health

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A few key publications follow:

A care management program for people with bipolar disorder significantly reduced the frequency and severity of manic episodes. The program included regular telephone monitoring by a nurse care manager and an educational group program to develop self-management skills.

—Simon GE, Ludman EJ, Unutzer J, Bauer M, Rutter C, Operskalski B. (2005). Randomized trial of a population-based care program for people with bipolar disorder. Psychological Medicine, 35: 13–24.

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A structured psychotherapy program delivered over the telephone significantly improved satisfaction and symptoms of depression for primary care patients who were starting treatment with antidepressant medication. Participation in the telephone therapy program was much higher than in usual in-person therapy.

—Simon GE, Ludman EJ, Tutty S, Operskalski B, Von Korff M (2004). Telephone psychotherapy and telephone care management for primary care patients starting antidepressant treatment: A randomized trial. Journal of the American Medical Association, 292: 935–942.

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A systematic care program for people with diabetes and depression significantly improved the quality of depression treatment and reduced symptoms of depression. The program included management of antidepressant medication and a structured psychotherapy program (problem solving therapy), which a nurse care manager provided.

—Katon WJ, Von Korff M, Lin EH, Simon G, Ludman E, Russo J, Ciechanowski P, Walker E, Bush T (2004). The pathways study: a randomized trial of collaborative care in patients with diabetes and depression. Archives of General Psychiatry, 61 (10): 1042–1049.

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The IMPACT collaborative-care model, tested at Group Health and eight other health plans, appears to be feasible and significantly more effective than usual care for depression in a wide range of primary care practices: After a year, 45 percent of intervention patients had at least a 50 percent reduction in their depressive symptoms; only 19 percent of those with standard care had less depression after a year.

—Unutzer J, Katon W, Callahan CM, Williams JW Jr, Hunkeler E, Harpole L, Hoffing M, Della Penna RD, Noel PH, Lin EH, Arean PA, Hegel MT, Tang L, Belin TR, Oishi S, Langston C, IMPACT Investigators (2002). Collaborative care management of late-life depression in the primary care setting: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of the American Medical Association, 288 (22): 2836–2845.

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