Encouraging Self-Management in Chronically Ill Patients With Co-Morbid Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety: An Emergency Department Study and Response

Abstract

The complex interrelationship between depressive disorders and chronic disease has significant implications for both chronic disease management and the treatment of depression. In this article, the results of a mixed method, clinical data-mining (CDM) study (Epstein, 2010) were combined with an original survey of Emergency Department staff, to design a program of intervention that targets patients with chronic illness, presenting to an Australian Acute-Care Hospital. © 2013 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.