Name
Evaluating Mental Health Outcomes for Racial Minorities and Older Adults treated in a Collaborative Care Management Model
Description

Adults from racial and ethnic minority groups and older adults are less likely to receive mental health treatment compared to their white counterparts1. The collaborative care model has a robust evidence base to support effectiveness in reducing depression and anxiety symptoms2-5. Current evidence supports that the collaborative care model may provide similar or better outcomes for minority groups compared to their white counterparts3-5. More data is needed to highlight ways that the collaborative care model can reduce disparities and improve access to mental health treatment for underrepresented populations.

Speakers
Christine Flicek, Assistant Clinical Professor, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
Asif Khan MD,
Co-Authors
Asif Khan MD, Nate Sowa MD, PhD
David, Thomas, Senior Business Intelligence Analyst, UNC Health Alliance, Morrisville, NC
Content Level
All Audience
Tags
Collaborative Care Model of Integrated Care, Geriatrics, Social justice or DEI
Session Type
Concurrent
SIG or Committee
Collaborative Care Model (CoCM), Medicine
Objective 1
Describe the effectiveness of the collaborative care management model in treatment of depression and anxiety for various at risk population groups
Objective 2
Discuss the role in the collaborative care model for increasing accessing to mental health care
Objective 3
Identify at risk population groups that may benefit from a collaborative care model treatment approach
Content Reference 1

Reinert, M, Fritze, D & Nguyen, T (July 2024). “The State of Mental Health in America 2024.” Mental Health America, Alexandria VA.

Content Reference 2

Unützer, J., Katon, W., Callahan, C. M., Williams, J. W., Jr, Hunkeler, E., Harpole, L., Hoffing, M., Della Penna, R. D., Noël, P. H., Lin, E. H., Areán, P. A., Hegel, M. T., Tang, L., Belin, T. R., Oishi, S., Langston, C., & IMPACT Investigators. Improving Mood-Promoting Access to Collaborative Treatment (2002). Collaborative care management of late-life depression in the primary care setting: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA, 288(22), 2836–2845. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.288.22.2836

Content Reference 3

Jackson-Triche, M. E., Unützer, J., & Wells, K. B. (2020). Achieving Mental Health Equity: Collaborative Care. The Psychiatric clinics of North America, 43(3), 501–510. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psc.2020.05.008

Content Reference 4

Areán, P. A., Ayalon, L., Hunkeler, E., Lin, E. H., Tang, L., Harpole, L., Hendrie, H., Williams, J. W., Jr, Unützer, J., & IMPACT Investigators (2005). Improving depression care for older, minority patients in primary care. Medical care, 43(4), 381–390. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.mlr.0000156852.09920.b1

Content Reference 5

Hu, J., Wu, T., Damodaran, S., Tabb, K. M., Bauer, A., & Huang, H. (2020). The Effectiveness of Collaborative Care on Depression Outcomes for Racial/Ethnic Minority Populations in Primary Care: A Systematic Review. Psychosomatics, 61(6), 632–644. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psym.2020.03.007