Usual care psychotherapy for depression in a large managed behavioral health organization Proceedings Paper

Hepner, KA, Greenwood, GL, Azocar, F et al. (2010). Usual care psychotherapy for depression in a large managed behavioral health organization . ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY IN MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH, 37(3), 270-278. 10.1007/s10488-009-0247-6

cited authors

  • Hepner, KA; Greenwood, GL; Azocar, F; Miranda, J; Burnam, MA

authors

abstract

  • Evidence-based psychotherapies to treat depression are available, yet it remains unknown the extent to which these practices are used in routine care for depression. Using survey and administrative data, we sought to describe usual care psychotherapy for depression for adult patients receiving care through a large, managed behavioral health care organization. Data from 420 patients receiving psychotherapy for depression and 159 of their therapists provide evidence that some practitioners are using evidence-based psychotherapy techniques for depression, but also demonstrate the need for improved tools to monitor and improve quality of psychotherapy in usual care. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2009.

publication date

  • May 1, 2010

published in

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start page

  • 270

end page

  • 278

volume

  • 37

issue

  • 3