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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2015 Apr 18;37(4):315–322. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2015.04.010

Table 2.

Variability in model components.

Authors Delivery agent Pharmacotherapy Rx
treatment
algorithm
Stepped
care
plan
Consultative
approach
Telephone
follow-Up
Patient
psychoeducation
Provider
psychoeducation
Specialty
mental
health
referral
Self-mgmt
coaching
Colocated
psychotherapy
Face-to-face
follow-up
Maintenance
plan
Cancer
 Dwight et al. [22] Cancer/depression clinical specialist (master’s-level social worker)
 Ell et al. [20,21] Bilingual cancer depression clinical specialist (master’s-level social worker), supervised by psychiatrist
 Strong et al. [24] Nurse without prior psychiatric experience, study psychiatrist
 Kroenke et al. [23] Nurse care manager; pain psychiatrist specialist
HIV/AIDS
 Adams et al. [26] Nonmedically trained care managers (social workers) supervised by psychiatrist
 Coleman et al. [27] Psychiatrist, consultation–liaison fellow, administrative assistant as case manager
 Pyne et al. [29] Depression care manager (registered nurse), clinical pharmacist, psychiatrist
Multiple sclerosis
 Patten et al. [30] Depression care manager (psychiatric nurse with multiple sclerosis training who completed IMPACT training) and psychiatrist

The number of components was not necessarily associated with better models or better patient outcomes. Rx, prescription; mgmt, management; ✓, included in model; ✗, not included in model; –, inclusion not reported; Consultative approach, consulting with a psychiatrist; Telephone/face-to-face follow-up, at least one telephone/face-to-face check-in after treatment initiation; Patient/provider psychoeducation, psychoeducation about depression and the target medical condition; Self-management coaching, coaching related to the target medical condition; Maintenance plan, plan developed with patients for use after treatment ends.