The experience of primary care providers with an integrated mental health care program in safety-net clinics.

Primary care providers participating in a statewide implementation of an integrated mental health care program for "safety-net" patients in primary care clinics were surveyed to elicit their experiences and level of satisfaction. Quantitative analyses were performed to identify respondent characteristics and satisfaction with the program. Qualitative analyses were done to identify common themes in response to the question "How could psychiatric consultation [in the program] be improved?" Primary care providers were generally satisfied with the integrated mental health care program and raised several concerns that suggest important principles for successful future implementations of these types of programs.

Prevalence of symptoms of depression and anxiety in adults with cystic fibrosis based on the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 screening questionnaires.

Objective: To examine the prevalence of symptoms of depression and anxiety among patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) who were followed up at the University of Washington Adult CF clinic and to identify sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with symptoms.

Methods: A total of 178 adults with CF were asked to complete the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 for depression and General Anxiety Disorder-7 for anxiety when clinically stable. Clinically significant symptoms of depression and anxiety were defined in the following 2 ways: (1) symptom definition-presence of moderate-to-severe symptoms based on the questionnaires and (2) composite definition-symptom definition or the use of psychiatric medications to manage symptoms.

Opportunities and challenges of implementing collaborative mental health care in post-Katrina New Orleans.

Objectives: To describe participants' experiences with training on, and implementation of, a collaborative care mental health approach for treating depression and anxiety in post-disaster New Orleans.

Design: Healthcare providers from three organizations that participated in the Mental Health Infrastructure and Training (MHIT) program underwent semi-structured interviews.

Setting: The MHIT program provided training and clinical support to community-based agencies.

Building community resilience through mental health infrastructure and training in post-Katrina New Orleans.

Objective: To describe a disaster recovery model focused on developing mental health services and capacity-building within a disparities-focused, community-academic participatory partnership framework.

Design: Community-based participatory, partnered training and services delivery intervention in a post-disaster setting.

Setting: Post-Katrina Greater New Orleans community.