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The MacArthur Foundation Initiative on Depression and Primary Care has created a Depression Tool Kit, which is intended to help primary care clinicians recognize and manage depression. The Tool Kit includes easy to use instruments and information sources to assist with:
- Recognizing and diagnosing depression;
- Educating patients about depression, assessing treatment preferences, engaging
their participation and explaining the process of care;
- Using evidence-based guidelines and management tools for treating depression;
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- Monitoring patient response to treatment.
This tool kit has been developed through the Initiative to aid primary care clinicians in caring for their patients who suffer primarily from major depression. However, many of the tools will also be useful for managing chronic depression and minor depression. The care management process recommended here builds on the earlier guidelines from the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) - now known as the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) - which have been updated and adopted from other evidence based sources including recently published multi-site trials and current studies. Tools in the Appendices are backed by either specific efficacy or effectiveness studies and noted with an asterisk* or backed by consensus of the Initiative Steering Committee. References to published work are provided on the bibliography page in the back of this Tool Kit. Copyright is held by authors of specific tools and the MacArthur Foundation Initiative on Depression and Primary Care. Individuals accessing the Tool Kit information for use in clinical settings should take time to review the legal section of this website (click here).
Instructions for Accessing the Tool Kit Information:
The Depression Management Tool Kit is available in pdf format (click here to download Acrobat Reader for PDFs). To view or download, click here to agree to our terms and then proceed to the download page.
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