Collaborative care for the management of depressive disorders is recommended based on strong evidence of effectiveness in improving depression symptoms, adherence to treatment, response to treatment, and remission and recovery from depression. The Task Force also finds that collaborative care models provide good economic value based on the weight of evidence from studies that assessed both costs and benefits. Collaborative care for the management of depressive disorders is a multicomponent, health care system–level intervention that uses case managers to link primary care providers, patients, and mental health specialists. This collaboration is designed to: improve the routine screening and diagnosis of depressive disorders; increase provider use of evidence-based protocols for the proactive management of diagnosed depressive disorders; and improve clinical and community support for active patient engagement in treatment goal setting and self-management.

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