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"Prescription For Recovery”… a disease management program offered by CBHA for depression and anxiety

The goal of CBHA’s “Prescription for Recovery” program is to offer a system of coordinated care with primary care physicians prescribing antidepressants and anxiolytics. A mental health clinician provides periodic symptom screens, interventions and education to patients enrolled in this program. During this eight-month program, patients are contacted at planned intervals to monitor symptoms, medication effects, treatment response, and work/life issues. After each contact the mental health clinician sends a progress report to the prescribing primary care physician to assess if the most effective outcomes are being achieved and if evidence based guidelines for depression/anxiety treatment are being followed. For more information on this program, call CBHA at 1-800-475-7900.

The Objectives of “Prescription for Recovery are….

• To encourage screening, early identification, and early treatment of depression
  and anxiety
• To empower members with depression/anxiety to manage their health and
  communicate effectively with their physician
• To support the member and the physician with information, tools, and resources
  to help manage depression and anxiety
• To monitor prescribed medications for effectiveness and adverse reactions
• To monitor the severity of symptoms and quality of life issues
• To improve outcomes and health for members with depression or anxiety

Facts About Depression and Anxiety:

• Depression and anxiety are very common, yet highly treatable, medical illnesses
  that can affect anyone
• Depression is not a character flaw, nor a sign of personal weakness
• Most people with depression or anxiety can begin to feel better in several weeks
  if treated adequately
• A depressed or anxious person’s first step toward getting better is talking to their
  doctor about how they feel
• Depression occurs in 1 in 10 Americans
• Two-thirds of individuals with depression go undiagnosed and untreated
• Depression and anxiety are medical disorders just like diabetes or hypertension