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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Mental Health: Collaborative Care for the Management of Depressive Disorders

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Systematic Review

Source: The Guide to Community Preventive Services

Last Reviewed: June 2010

Workgroups: Mental Health and Mental Disorders Workgroup

The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommends collaborative care for managing depressive disorders. Collaborative care is a multi-part intervention in which case managers link primary care providers, patients, and mental health specialists. CPSTF found that collaborative care improves depression symptoms, treatment adherence and response, and remission and recovery from depression. 

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Objectives related to this resource (1)

Increase the proportion of adults with depression who get treatment — MHMD‑05
Little or no detectable change

Suggested Citation

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Guide to Community Preventive Services. (2010). Mental Health: Collaborative Care for the Management of Depressive Disorders. Retrieved from https://www.thecommunityguide.org/findings/mental-health-collaborative-care-management-depressive-disorders