Depression treatment in Germany – using claims data to compare a collaborative mental health care program to the general practitioner program and usual care in terms of guideline adherence and need-oriented access to psychotherapy

Depression treatment in Germany – using claims data to compare a collaborative mental health care program to the general practitioner program and usual care in terms of guideline adherence and need-oriented access to psychotherapy

Abstract Background Societies strive for fast-delivered, evidence-based and need-oriented depression treatment within budget constraints. To explore potential improvements, selective contracts can be implemented. Here, we evaluate if the German collaborative psychiatry-neurology-psychotherapy contra...

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Main Authors: Alexander Engels, Hans-Helmut König, Julia Luise Magaard, Martin Härter, Sabine Hawighorst-Knapstein, Ariane Chaudhuri, Christian Brettschneider
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-12-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
Major depressive disorder
Guideline adherence
Antidepressants
Psychotherapy
Waiting times
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-020-02995-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-020-02995-1

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