Depression complexity prevalence and outcomes among veterans affairs patients in integrated primary care.

Duncan G Campbell Anayansi Lombardero Ivie EnglishThomas J WaltzKatherine J HoggattBarbara F SimonAndrew B LantoAlissa SimonLisa V RubensteinEdmund F Chaney

Published in: Families, systems & health : the journal of collaborative family healthcare (2021)

A substantial proportion of VA primary care patients with depression presented with high medical multimorbidity and elevated safety concerns. Psychiatrically complex depression predicted lower treatment effectiveness, suggesting that PC-MHI interventions should co-ordinate and individualize care for these patients. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).

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