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Integrating the Health and Mental Health Needs of the Chronically 111: A Group for Individuals with Depression and Sickle Cell Disease.
- Source :
- Social Work in Health Care; 2004, Vol. 38 Issue 4, p57-76, 20p
- Publication Year :
- 2004
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Abstract
- Concerns about high rates of depression among persons with sickle cell disease and no effective interventions for treatment of this condition were the impetuses for the study described in this paper. A groupwork service using cognitive-behavioral and self-management techniques were integrated into health care services at a Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center to treat depression in a small group of patients. An interdisciplinary team that included health care and mental health providers from the Center and a social work researcher guided the endeavor. Principles of Intervention Research were applied in the development of the service and to evaluate its effectiveness. Among the findings were that study participants realized a decrease in depressive symptoms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- MENTAL depression
MEDICAL care
RESEARCH
MENTAL health
DISEASES
SOCIAL services
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00981389
- Volume :
- 38
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Social Work in Health Care
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 13576610
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1300/J010v38n04_04