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Making an IMPACT on late-life depression. Partnering with primary care providers can double the effect of treatment
Current Psychiatry (2006)
  • Steven D Vannoy
  • Diane Powers
  • Jürgen Unützer
Abstract

Few depressed older adults seek help from psychiatrists. Those who receive mental health treatment most likely do so in pri- mary care settings. Yet primary care physicians (PCPs) often are ill-equipped to effectively treat depression while managing older patients’ numerous acute and chronic medical conditions. If depressed older patients won’t go to a psychiatrist, why not bring the psychiatrist to the patients? This article describes a clinically tested approach called project IMPACT that links psy- chiatrists to primary care teams and dramatically improves depression treatment in older adults.

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Publication Date
Fall September, 2006
Citation Information
Steven D Vannoy, Diane Powers and Jürgen Unützer. "Making an IMPACT on late-life depression. Partnering with primary care providers can double the effect of treatment" Current Psychiatry Vol. 5 Iss. 9 (2006)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/steven_vannoy/2/