TY - JOUR
KW - Depression
KW - Health care
KW - Mental Health
KW - psychosocial intervention
KW - Social Work
AU - R. Lahey
AU - B. Ewald
AU - M. Vail
AU - R. Golden
A1 - 
AB - While behavioral health symptoms commonly present in primary care, most primary care providers lack the time, resources, and expertise to identify and treat them on their own. To address this need, many quality improvement efforts are underway to expand teams and integrate behavioral health assessments and interventions into primary care. Due to their expertise in behavioral health, community supports, and behavioral activation, social workers are natural leaders in integrating care. This paper describes one urban academic medical center's efforts to ensure adolescent and adult patients with depressive symptoms are connected to adequate care and support. A case study is included to demonstrate the Collaborative Care Team model as described, including details regarding the role social workers play. Key quality improvement and policy considerations for scaling up and sustaining collaborative initiative are included.
AD - a Social work and Community Health , Rush University Medical Center , Chicago , Illinois , USA.; a Social work and Community Health , Rush University Medical Center , Chicago , Illinois , USA.; a Social work and Community Health , Rush University Medical Center , Chicago , Illinois , USA.; a Social work and Community Health , Rush University Medical Center , Chicago , Illinois , USA.
BT - Social work in health care
C5 - Healthcare Disparities
CY - United States
DO - 10.1080/00981389.2018.1556977
JF - Social work in health care
M1 - Journal Article
N2 - While behavioral health symptoms commonly present in primary care, most primary care providers lack the time, resources, and expertise to identify and treat them on their own. To address this need, many quality improvement efforts are underway to expand teams and integrate behavioral health assessments and interventions into primary care. Due to their expertise in behavioral health, community supports, and behavioral activation, social workers are natural leaders in integrating care. This paper describes one urban academic medical center's efforts to ensure adolescent and adult patients with depressive symptoms are connected to adequate care and support. A case study is included to demonstrate the Collaborative Care Team model as described, including details regarding the role social workers play. Key quality improvement and policy considerations for scaling up and sustaining collaborative initiative are included.
PP - United States
PY - 2018
SN - 1541-034X; 0098-1389
SP - 1
EP - 15
EP - 
T1 - Identifying and managing depression through collaborative care: expanding social work's impact
T2 - Social work in health care
TI - Identifying and managing depression through collaborative care: expanding social work's impact
U1 - Healthcare Disparities
U2 - 30590995
U3 - 10.1080/00981389.2018.1556977
VO - 1541-034X; 0098-1389
Y1 - 2018
Y2 - Dec 27
ER -