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Telephone treatment support improves outcomes for depressed employees

Philip Wang

Correspondence to: Philip Wang, Division of Services and Intervention Research, National Institute of Mental Health, 6001 Executive Blvd, Room 7141, MSC 9629, Bethseda, MD 20892-9629, USA; wangphi@mail.nih.gov

QUESTION
Question:
Does telephone management and support of treatment improve individual and workplace outcomes for people with depression?

Patients:
604 employees aged 18 years and over with at least moderate depression (Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology Self Report (QIDS-SR) score 8). Participants were identified using a two-stage screening process, involving an initial survey to identify those with possible depression (score 9 on the K-6 screen for psychological distress) followed by telephone screening using the QIDS-SR. Exclusions: history of mania or substance dependence, suicidal ideation or attempts in the previous week, treatment by a mental health specialist in the previous year.

Setting:
16 companies covered by the United Behavioural Health Plan in the USA; recruitment between January 2004 and February 2005.

Intervention:
Telephone care management intervention or . . . [Full text of this article]

Simon Gilbody

Professor of Psychological Medicine and Health Services Research, University of York, York, UK

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