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Description of Resource:

Depression care management at home for older adults with depression is recommended on the basis of strong evidence of effectiveness in improving short-term depression outcomes. Home-based depression care management involves active screening for depression, measurement-based outcomes, trained depression care managers, case management, patient education, and a supervising psychiatrist.

Evidence-Based Resource Details

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Developed By:

Community Preventive Services Task Force

Developer Type:

Federal Government

Healthy People 2020 Topic Area(s):

Mental Health and Mental Disorders

Healthy People 2020 Objectives:

MHMD-4

Resource Type:

Systematic Review

Citation:

Guide to Community Preventive Services [Internet]. Interventions to Reduce Depression Among Older Adults: Home-Based Depression Care Management. c2008– [cited 2013 Feb 22]. Available from: http://www.thecommunityguide.org/mentalhealth/depression-home.html

Tags:

Effect Health System Change, Reduce Morbidity, Reduce Mortality, Reduce Risk or Incidence of Disease or Condition, Public Health, Community- & Faith-Based Organizations, Healthcare, Clinical Practice, Informational & Educational, Secondary Prevention, Patients

Syndicated Content Details:
Source URL: https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/tools-resources/evidence-based-resource/interventions-to-reduce-depression-among-older-adults-0
Source Agency: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Healthy People (ODPHP-HP)
Captured Date: 2016-06-09 15:58:13.0