Email UpdatesThe intent of the “Consult for Depression Documentation Template” is to facilitate provision of required documentation to place a consult request, to inform the consulting mental health specialist.
Artifact Creation and Usage
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Structured code that is interpretable by a computer (includes data elements, value sets, logic)
- Target User
- Primary Care Providers
- Target User
- Mental Health Providers embedded in primary care practice settings
- Patient Age Group
- Adult patients
- Clinical Focus
- Adult outpatients identified as requiring evaluation or treatment for depression
- Clinical Venue
- Outpatient
THE CLINICAL CONTENT IN THIS DOCUMENT IS NOT DIRECTLY SUITABLE FOR CLINICAL USE AS PRESENTED SINCE IT HAS NOT BEEN TESTED IN A CLINICAL ENVIRONMENT. IT HAS NEVER BEEN PILOTED, NEVER 100% REPRESENTS THE INTENT OF THE CLINICAL SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS, AND MAY CAUSE HARM IF APPLIED AS-IS. THIS WORK IS MADE AVAILABLE WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY WHATSOEVER, AND WITHOUT CLAIMS, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
- Derived From
- Mental Health: Consult for Depression Clinical Content White Paper
- Associated Resource
- Mental Health: Consult for Depression Documentation Template Conceptual Structure Document
- Associated Resource
- Mental Health: Consult for Depression Documentation Template KNART Validation Report
- Associated Resource
- Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)
- Associated Resource
- Veterans Crisis Line
See attached resource files for additional details. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Office of Informatics and Information Governance, Clinical Decision Support (CDS) Content and Health Level 7 (HL7)-Compliant Knowledge Artifacts (KNARTs) Eye Care Clinical Content White Paper, VA118-16-D-1008, Task Order VA-118-16-F-1008-0007, June, 2018.
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- https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1139
- Dundon M, Dollar K, Schohn M, Lantinga LJ. Primary Care-Mental Health Integration Co-Located, Collaborative Care: An Operations Manual. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Centers (MIRECC)/Centers of Excellence (CoE) website. Updated March 2011
- https://www.mirecc.va.gov/cih-visn2/Documents/Clinical/MH-IPC_CCC_Operations_Manual_Version_2_1.pdf
- Kroenke K, Spitzer RL, Williams JB. The PHQ-9: validity of a brief depression severity measure. J Gen Intern Med. 2001;16(9):606-613
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1495268/
- Primary Care Mental Health Integration (PCMHI): Providing Same Day Access to Mental Health. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Centers (MIRECC)/Centers of Excellence (CoE) website. Accessed October 5, 2017
- https://www.mirecc.va.gov/cih-visn2/Documents/Clinical/PCMHI_Same_Day_Access_Options_for_Implementation.pdf
- Siu AL, Bibbins-Domingo K, Grossman DC, et al. US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). Screening for Depression in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement. JAMA. 2016;315(4):380-387
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2015.18392
- Thibalut JM, Steiner RW. Efficient identification of adults with depression and dementia. Ann Fam Physician. 2004;70(6):1101-1110
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15456119
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