Journal of general internal medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
Improving depression outcomes in community primary care practice: a randomized trial of the quEST intervention. Quality Enhancement by Strategic Teaming.
To determine whether redefining primary care team roles would improve outcomes for patients beginning a new treatment episode for major depression. ⋯ In practices without onsite mental health professionals, brief interventions training primary care teams to assume redefined roles can significantly improve depression outcomes in patients beginning a new treatment episode. Such interventions should target patients who report that antidepressant medication is an acceptable treatment for their condition. More research is needed to determine how primary care teams can best sustain these redefined roles over time.