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Therapeutics
Randomised controlled trial
Healthcare assistant case management may reduce depression symptoms in primary care patients with major depression more than usual care
  1. Tony Kendrick
  1. Tony Kendrick
    Primary Medical Care, School of Medicine, University of Southampton, Aldermoor Health Centre, Southampton, SO16 5ST, UK; A.R.Kendrick{at}soton.ac.uk

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ebm1010

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    Commentary on: Gensichen J, von KM, Peitz M, et al. Case management for depression by health care assistants in small primary care practices: a cluster randomized trial. Ann Intern Med 2009;151:369–78.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science

    A plethora of trial results have been published showing that case management improves outcomes in depression.1 ,2 However, these trials generally involve relatively expensive specialist mental health case managers, plus input from psychiatrists …

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