Depression, anxiety improve in patients enrolled in care personalized to their symptoms
A study comparing traditional psychiatric care and a collaborative care model for depression and anxiety found both models significantly improved symptoms, with stronger results in collaborative care. Published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, the study tracked 1,607 depression and 570 anxiety patients in collaborative care, and 8,773 depression and 2,365 anxiety patients in specialty psychiatry over 6 months. Collaborative care patients saw greater symptom reduction, with 9-point and 5.4-point decreases for depression and anxiety, respectively, compared to 5-point and 2.8-point decreases in specialty care. The collaborative care model, which includes regular symptom monitoring and personalized treatment, showed higher remission rates and addressed the clinician shortage.
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A study comparing traditional psychiatric care and a collaborative care model for depression and anxiety found both models significantly improved symptoms, with stronger results in collaborative care. Published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, the study tracked 1,607 depression and 570 anxiety patients in collaborative care, and 8,773 depression and 2,365 anxiety patients in specialty psychiatry over 6 months. Collaborative care patients saw greater symptom reduction, with 9-point and 5.4-point decreases for depression and anxiety, respectively, compared to 5-point and 2.8-point decreases in specialty care. The collaborative care model, which includes regular symptom monitoring and personalized treatment, showed higher remission rates and addressed the clinician shortage.