Disease Management
Team care for older adults with diabetes, depression improves health
Published in Mental Health Weekly Digest, March 6th, 2006
The findings are the result of a University of Washington-led study, published in the February 6, 2006, issue of the journal Diabetes Care.
Depression affects an estimated 3 million older adults in the United States, including 15% of patients with diabetes. In a new team care approach, called IMPACT (Improving Mood - Promoting Access to Collaborative Treatment for late life depression), a depression care manager - usually a nurse,...
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