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Treatment of youth depression in primary care under usual practice conditions: Observational findings from youth partners in care

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Wells, Kenneth B., Tang, Lingqi, Carlson, Gabrielle A., Asarnow, Joan Rosenbaum·2012·Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology

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OBJECTIVES: The effectiveness of treatments for youth depression in primary care, under usual practice conditions, is largely unstudied. This study aims at estimating the effect of "appropriate treatment," defined as treatment that approximates guideline standards, on clinical outcomes for depressed primary care youth patients by using observational analyses from a randomized trial. METHODS: Participants were 344 youths aged 13-21 enrolled in the Youth Partners in Care trial. Youths screening positive for depression from six primary care practices in five different health care organizations were randomly assigned to either (1) usual care enhanced by provider education on depression evaluation and management, or (2) a quality improvement (QI) intervention designed to improve access to antidepressant medications and/or cognitive behavior therapy for depression; usual practice conditions otherwise applied. Observational analysis was conducted on the effects of appropriate treatment (antidepressant medication use by algorithms or 6 or more psychotherapy visits) on severe depression (Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression score ≥ 24) at 6 months. Selection into treatment is accounted for by using instrumental variables analysis, with randomized QI intervention status as the instrument. RESULTS: At 6 months, youths receiving "appropriate treatment," compared with others, were significantly less likely to have severe depression (10.9% vs. 45.2%, p<0.0001). Similar findings were observed among youths with depressive disorders and sub-syndromal depressive symptoms, and among Latino and other youths. CONCLUSIONS: Among depressed primary care youths, care that approximates guideline standards but retains leniency substantially reduces the likelihood of severe depression at 6 months. Such findings apply to youths with or without depressive disorder, and among Latino youth.

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Authors
Wells, K. B., Tang, L., Carlson, G. A., & Asarnow, J. R.
Affiliations
  • University of California, Los Angeles (US)
  • Stony Brook University (US)
Corresponding author
Asarnow, Joan Rosenbaum
Venue
Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology
Published
2012-02
Volume
22
Issue
1
Pages
80-90
ISSN
  • 1044-5463 (ISSN-L)
  • 1557-8992
OpenAlex
W1994311202
Cited by
28
References
44
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FWCI
3.85
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Kaiser Permanente
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • National Institutes of Health (5p30mh068639-05)
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (HS09908)
  • University of California, Los Angeles
  • National Institute of Mental Health (P30MH082760, P30-MH068639)
  • Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
Keywords
adolescent depression, primary care, antidepressants, cognitive behavioral therapy, quality improvement intervention, guideline adherence, severe depression, depressive disorders, Latino youth, provider education
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Algorithms, Antidepressive Agents, Major Depressive Disorder, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Primary Health Care, Quality Assurance, Health Care, Severity of Illness Index, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Treatment Outcome, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Young Adult

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