Improving Primary Care for Depression in Late Life: The Design of a Multicenter Randomized Trial

Late life depression can be successfully treated with antidepressant medications or psychotherapy, but few depressed older adults receive effective treatment.A randomized controlled trial of a disease management program for late life depression.Approximately 1,750 older adults with major depression or dysthymia are recruited from seven national study sites.Half of the subjects are randomly assigned to a collaborative care program where a...