Integrating Depression Care in Acute Coronary Syndromes Care in China

an integrated care model for ACS and depression delivered by a collaborative team composed of cardiologists/internists and nurses in the same rural county hospital. The collaborative team will be able to provide medical services for the diagnosis and treatment at acute phase of ACS during hospitalization, ACS secondary prevention therapies at and after discharge, and screening and treatment of depression depressive symptom during hospitalization and after discharge. The core of the interventions includes: depressidepressive symptomon screening and classification, individual counseling and medical treatment of depression, group counseling and health education, and follow-up for ACS and depression treatments compliance, IT- system- assisting theassisted management and necessary referral.