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February 25

Group Interpersonal Therapy Reduces Depression In Adolescent Survivors Of War

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Group interpersonal therapy reduces depression in adolescent survivors of war
Source: Evidence-Based Mental Health

Group interpersonal therapy, but not creative play, reduces depression symptoms in adolescent survivors of war and displacement in northern Uganda. Group interpersonal therapy may be more effective for girls than boys.

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October 11

Treatment For Depression In Primary Care

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A Framework to Improve the Quality of Treatment for Depression in Primary Care
Source: RAND Corporation

New forms of medication and brief psychotherapy have dramatically changed how depressive disorders have been treated over the past two decades. In spite of these changes, the quality of treatment for depression remains poor at the population level. In this article, the authors review current concepts and theory regarding the quality of treatment for depression. They present a conceptual model of four points in the course of a treatment episode when clinicians could deviate from guidelines. Using the model, the authors review research that supports guideline recommendations and that can inform clinicians’ decisions. They suggest several areas for future study and action, including extending awareness and recognition outside the medical care setting to schools and workplaces, addressing growing concerns about possible overtreatment, using qualitative research approaches to gain an understanding of patient perspectives on treatment, and improving the measurement for quality of treatment.

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October 02

Depressed Workers

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Telephone Screening, Outreach, and Care Management for Depressed Workers and Impact on Clinical and Work Productivity Outcomes
Source: Journal of the American Medical Association

A systematic program to identify depression and promote effective treatment significantly improves not only clinical outcomes but also workplace outcomes. The financial value of the latter to employers in terms of recovered hiring, training, and salary costs suggests that many employers would experience a positive return on investment from outreach and enhanced treatment of depressed workers.

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October 01

Anxiety And Depression, Cognitive And Behavioural Therapy

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Competences required to deliver effective cognitive and behavioural therapy for people with depression and with anxiety disorders

This 35-page document identifies the activities associated with the delivery of high quality cognitive and behavioural therapy, and the associated competences required. It describes a model of relevant competences and discusses its application, advantages and uses. Authored from the Sub-Department of Clinical Health Psychology at University College London, it was published by the Department of Health in September 2007. The report includes an executive summary, background information, aspects of the cognitive and behavioural therapy (CBT) competence model and its application, conclusions and references.
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September 09

Depression And Health

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Depression, chronic diseases, and decrements in health: results from the World Health Surveys
Source: The Lancet

Depression produces the greatest decrement in health compared with the chronic diseases angina, arthritis, asthma, and diabetes. The comorbid state of depression incrementally worsens health compared with depression alone, with any of the chronic diseases alone, and with any combination of chronic diseases without depression. These results indicate the urgency of addressing depression as a public-health priority to reduce disease burden and disability, and to improve the overall health of populations.

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August 14