Drs. Unützer, Raney, McCarron Chair APA Preconference Event: Clinical Updates Presentation, May 17 A training sponsored by the American Psychiatric Association to help PCPs refresh their skills in diagnosing and treating mental illnesses in primary care settings. Learn More

Dr. Unützer talks about psychiatry in integrated care at IPS "Psychiatrists can help our colleagues in primary care make a big difference and improve the lives of the patients they are seeing"
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"Program has Impact on Late-Life Depression" HealthyCal.org features an article on the IMPACT model of care and elder depression Learn More

New Lexicon for Behavioral Health and Primary Care IntegrationA new lexicon developed by AHRQ’s Academy for Integrating Behavioral Health in Primary Care is now available. Learn More

Integrated care more
effective than typical primary care treatment Case-based review of treatment approaches for treatment-resistant depression in older adults
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Score on PHQ-9 suicide ideation item indicates overall clinical complexity Independent of score on remaining PHQ-9 items, patients who are sicker and less likely to achieve adequate outcomes more often endorse suicide ideation item than counterparts Learn More

"More Older People Treated for Depression" In New York Times, Jürgen Unützer talks about improving depression care for older patients in primary care Learn More

Payment innovation cuts depression time in half When 25% of payments to community health clinics were
based on quality of care, patients received better care and had better depression outcomes Learn More

IMPACT patient stories highlighted in The John A. Hartford Foundation's 2011 Annual Report Three patients who participated in the IMPACT study were interviewed Learn More