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Mental Health and Mental Illness: Interventions to Reduce Depression Among Older Adults Home-Based Depression Care Management

CDC

An Evidence-Based Practice

Description

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

An older adult is defined as 60 years of age or older, and depression outcomes include response rates (50% reduction in depression scores), remission (no longer meeting diagnostic criteria), and changes in depression scale scores.

Impact

The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommends depression care management at home for older adults with depression on the basis of strong evidence of effectiveness in improving short-term depression outcomes.

Results / Accomplishments

For the three studies reporting response and remission rates, there was a 27.43% response rate in depression and a 36% remission rate.

About this Promising Practice

Primary Contact
The Community Guide
1600 Clifton Rd, NE
MS H21-8
Atlanta, GA 30329
(404) 498-1827
communityguide@cdc.gov
https://www.thecommunityguide.org/
Topics
Health / Mental Health & Mental Disorders
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