VitalSign⁶: A Primary Care First (PCP-First) Model for Universal Screening and Measurement-Based Care for Depression

• Main Authors: Madhukar H. Trivedi (Author), Manish K. Jha (Author), Farra Kahalnik (Author), Ronny Pipes (Author), Sara Levinson (Author), Tiffany Lawson (Author), A. John Rush (Author), Joseph M. Trombello (Author), Bruce Grannemann (Author), Corey Tovian (Author), Robert Kinney (Author), E. Will Clark (Author), Tracy L. Greer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Major depressive disorder affects one in five adults in the United States. While practice guidelines recommend universal screening for depression in primary care settings, clinical outcomes suffer in the absence of optimal models to manage those who screen positive for depression. The current practi...