418
Participants
Start Date
October 31, 1999
Primary Completion Date
December 31, 2003
Study Completion Date
December 31, 2003
Quality Improvement (QI) for depression
Major intervention components included a) expert leader teams who planned and implemented the intervention at each clinic, b) care managers who supported primary care clinicians with depression evaluation and management, c) access to cognitive-behavior therapy for depression within each primary care clinic, and d) patient and provider choice regarding treatment modality.
Usual Care
Usual care enhanced by provider education regarding depression evaluation and management
University of California, Los Angeles
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles
Venice Family Clinic, Venice
Ventura County Medical Center, Ventura
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh
RAND
OTHER
Kaiser Permanente
OTHER
University of Pittsburgh
OTHER
Venice Family Clinic
OTHER
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
FED