Depression

IMPROVING MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION: HOW CAN THE BHL HELP?

• The BHL works to facilitate accurate diagnosis, effective treatment and follow up of patients who screen positive for depression by their Primary Care Clinicians.
• The BHL addresses important diagnostic features such as identifying degree of impairment and co-morbid psychiatric disorders.
• The BHL identifies issues that may be discussed at the next primary care visit or may require further assessment or treatment.
• The BHL can facilitate referral to a Behavioral Health Specialist to assist in more complex cases, or when patients are slow to respond.
• Assessment by the BHL provides rapid triage for those patients who need referral to specialty services (mental health and/or addiction clinics).
• The BHL health technicians encourage patients to participate in their own health care.
• The BHL recommends that Primary Care Clinicians use the BHL service for monitoring depression treatment. See the Depression Monitoring section of this website for more information.

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