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References

Studies Supporting Effectiveness of Collaboration and Care Management for Alcohol Abuse without co-occuring depression

Kaempf, G., C. O'Donnell, and D.W. Oslin, The BRENDA model: a psychosocial addiction model to identify and treat alcohol disorders in elders. Geriatr Nurs, 20(6): p. 302-4, 1999.

Pettinati, H.M., R.D. Weiss, W. Dundon, et al., A structured approach to medical management: a psychosocial intervention to support pharmacotherapy in the treatment of alcohol dependence. J Stud Alcohol Suppl, (15): p. 170-8; discussion 168-9, 2005.

Oslin DW, Grantham S, Coakley E, Maxwell J, Miles K, Ware J, Blow FC, Krahn D, Bartels S, Zubritsky C, Olsen E, Kirchner JE,  Levkoff S, and the PRISM-E Group, Managing At-Risk Alcohol Use in Older Primary Care Patients:  Results of a Randomized Trial of Referral Care vs. Integrated Care, Psychiatric Services, in press

Oslin, D.W., J. Ross, S. Sayers, et al., Screening, assessment, and management of depression in VA primary care clinics. The Behavioral Health Laboratory. J Gen Intern Med, 21(1): p. 46-50, 2006.

Ross, J., S. Sayers, B. Kinosian, et al., Screening for alcohol misuse in primary care:  Use of the Behavioral Health Laboratory as a stimulus for an integrated system of care. Psychiatric Services, submitted.

Studies for Management of  Subsyndromal Depressive Smptoms

Chopra, M.P., C. Zubritsky, K. Knott, et al., Importance of subsyndromal symptoms of depression in elderly patients. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry, 13(7): p. 597-606, 2005.

Givens JL, Datto CJ, Ruckdeschel K, Knott K, Zubritsky C, Oslin DW, Nyshadham S, Vanguri P, Barg, FK. Older Patients' Aversion to Antidepressants: A Qualitative Study. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2005

Lyness JM. Heo M. Datto CJ. Ten Have TR. Katz IR. Drayer R. Reynolds CF 3rd. Alexopoulos GS. Bruce ML. Outcomes of minor and subsyndromal depression among elderly patients in primary care settings.[see comment][summary for patients in Ann Intern Med. 2006 Apr 4;144(7):I28; PMID: 16585658]. [Journal Article. Multicenter Study] Annals of Internal Medicine. 144(7):496-504, 2006 Apr 4.

Studies Supporting the Effectiveness of Collaboration and Care Management for Alcohol Dependence as a Depression Comorbidity


Oslin, D.W., Treatment of late-life depression complicated by alcohol dependence. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry, 13(6): p. 491-500, 2005.

Oslin DW, Katz IR, Edell WS, TenHave T: The Effects of Alcohol Consumption on the Treatment of Depression among the Elderly. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry Vol. 8: 215-220, 2000.

Oslin, D.W., S. Sayers, J. Ross, et al., Disease management for depression and at-risk drinking via telephone in an older population of veterans. Psychosom Med, 65(6): p. 931-7, 2003.

Studies Supporting the Effectiveness of Collaboration and Care Management for Depression

Alexopoulos GS. Katz IR. Bruce ML. Heo M. Ten Have T. Raue P. Bogner HR. Schulberg HC. Mulsant BH. Reynolds CF 3rd. PROSPECT Group. Remission in depressed geriatric primary care patients: a report from the PROSPECT study. [Clinical Trial. Journal Article. Randomized Controlled Trial] American Journal of Psychiatry. 162(4):718-24, 2005 Apr.

Bogner HR. Cary MS. Bruce ML. Reynolds CF 3rd. Mulsant B. Ten Have T. Alexopoulos GS. The role of medical comorbidity in outcome of major depression in primary care: the PROSPECT study. [Journal Article. Randomized Controlled Trial] American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 13(10):861-8, 2005 Oct.


Bruce, M.L., T.R. Ten Have, C.F. Reynolds, 3rd, et al., Reducing suicidal ideation and depressive symptoms in depressed older primary care patients: a randomized controlled trial. Jama, 291(9): p. 1081-91, 2004.

Datto, C., M. Miani, M. Disbot, et al. Preliminary analysis of telephone disease management for depression in primary care. in NIMH Mental Health Services Research. 2000. Washington, DC.


Datto, C.J., R. Thompson, D. Horowitz, et al., The pilot study of a telephone disease management program for depression. Gen Hosp Psychiatry, 25(3): p. 169-77, 2003.


Mulsant, B.H., G.S. Alexopoulos, C.F. Reynolds, 3rd, et al., Pharmacological treatment of depression in older primary care patients: the PROSPECT algorithm. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry, 16(6): p. 585-92, 2001.

Oslin DW, Thompson R, Kallan MJ, Ten Have T, Blow FC, Bastani R, Gould RL, Maxwell AE, Rosansky J, Van Stone W, Jarvik L, UPBEAT Collaborative Group: Treatment Effects from UPBEAT: A Randomized Trial of Care Management for Behavioral Health Problems in Hospitalized Elderly Patients. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology 17: 99 - 106, 2004.

Studies Showing Effects of Collaboration and Collocation without Care Management

Bartels S, Coakley E, Zubritsky C, Ware J, Arean P, Chen H, Oslin D, Llorente M, Miles K, Costantino G, Quijano L, McIntyre J, Linkins K, Oxman T, Levkoff S: Improving Access to Mental Health Services for Older Adults in Primary Care: A Randomized Trial Comparing Treatment Engagement in Integrated and Enhanced Referral care for Depression, Anxiety Disorders, and At-risk Alcohol Use. American Journal of Psychiatry Vol. 161: 1455 - 1462, 2004.


Levkoff, S.E., H. Chen, E. Coakley, et al., Design and sample characteristics of the PRISM-E multisite randomized trial to improve behavioral health care for the elderly. J Aging Health, 16(1): p. 3-27, 2004.


Polsky D, Doshi JA, Marcus S, Oslin D, Rothbard A, Thomas N, Thompson CL. Long-term risk for depressive symptoms after a medical diagnosis. Archives of Internal Medicine 165: 1260-1266, 2005.


Wittink, M.N., D. Oslin, K.A. Knott, J.C. Coyne, J.J. Gallo, and C. Zubritsky, Personal characteristics and depression-related attitudes of older adults and participation in stages of implementation of a multi-site effectiveness trial (PRISM-E). Int J Geriatr Psychiatry, 2005. 20(10): p. 927-937.

Guidelines


Charney DS. Reynolds CF 3rd. Lewis L. Lebowitz BD. Sunderland T. Alexopoulos GS. Blazer DG. Katz IR. Meyers BS. Arean PA. Borson S. Brown C. Bruce ML. Callahan CM. Charlson ME. Conwell Y. Cuthbert BN. Devanand DP. Gibson MJ. Gottlieb GL. Krishnan KR. Laden SK. Lyketsos CG. Mulsant BH. Niederehe G. Olin JT. Oslin DW. Pearson J. Persky T. Pollock BG. Raetzman S. Reynolds M. Salzman C. Schulz R. Schwenk TL. Scolnick E. Unutzer J. Weissman MM. Young RC. Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance. Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance consensus statement on the unmet needs in diagnosis and treatment of mood disorders in late life. [Review] [120 refs] [Consensus Development Conference. Consensus Development Conference, NIH. Journal Article. Review] Archives of General Psychiatry. 60(7):664-72, 2003 Jul.

Coyne J. Katz IR. Improving the primary care treatment of late life depression: progress and opportunities.[comment]. [Comment. Editorial] Medical Care. 39(8):756-9, 2001 Aug.

 
Studies on Suicide

Bartels SJ, Coakley E, Oxman TE, Constantino G, Oslin DW, Chen H, Zubritsky C, Cheal K, Durai UNB, Gallo JJ, Llorente M, Sanchez H: Suicidal and Death Ideation in Older Primary Care Patients with Depression, Anxiety and At-risk Alcohol Use. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry Vol. 10: 417-427, 2002.


Oslin, D.W., C. Zubritsky, G. Brown, et al., Managing suicide risk in late life: access to firearms as a public health risk. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry, 12(1): p. 30-6, 2004.

Thompson R. Kane VR. Sayers SL. Brown GK. Coyne JC. Katz IR. An assessment of suicide in an urban VA Medical Center. [Case Reports. Journal Article] Psychiatry. 65(4):327-37, 2002.