A team-based approach to the care of depression in later life: where are we now?
This article reviews briefly the historical genesis of collaborative and team-based models of care, including the results of projects that have been reported through the mid 2000s. A more comprehensive review of research and project outcomes published during the last 5 years on this model of care addressing either depression or depression with comorbid conditions follows.
Department of Biobehavioral Nursing, College of Nursing, Georgia Regents University, 1120 15th Street, EC 4348, Augusta, GA 30912, USA. Electronic address: jcartier@gru.edu.
Jeanne M
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Cartier
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Collaborative care; Comorbidities; Elderly mental health; Geriatric depression; Health care workforce development; Late life depression; Team health care