Determining Depression Treatment Preferences of Low-Income Latinos in Primary Care Settings

Patients receiving collaborative care treatment choose 12 weeks of CBT and/or medication management (antidepressants prescribed by patients' primary care provider) from the study depression care specialist (DCS).

Usual care participants are assigned to a 16-week wait-list for the study treatment, during which they are free to receive treatment elsewhere. A letter is given to participants' primary care providers (PCP) that indicates they screened positive for depression. In addition, patients receive an information booklet about depression and a community resource list.