Since the mid-2000s stepped care, a model of integrated healthcare delivery, has been
promoted for offering accessible, effective and efficient services for individuals with mental …

Depression is one of the most prevalent health disorders globally and causes significant
distress and cost to the sufferer and society. Psychological therapy for depression has been …

Objective Stepped care models are a possible solution to address service gaps in the
provision of psychological therapies for anxiety and/or depression. The benefits may be …

Introduction: After a small successful pilot, and a revision of our implementation model, we
trained and worked closely with urban and rural primary health care networks (PHNs) in …

Background With expected increases in the number of older adults worldwide, the delivery
of stepped psychological care for depression and anxiety in older populations may improve …

Objective To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of stepped care compared to care as usual
(CAU) for the treatment of adults with mild-to-moderate anxiety disorders from a health …

Background Stepped care service delivery models involve treatments that become
increasingly intense through successive steps, with patients re-assigned via pre-defined …

Background Stepped care is recommended and implemented as a means to organise
depression treatment. Compared with alternative systems, it is assumed to achieve …

Abstract Background In the United Kingdom, clinical guidelines recommend that services for
depression and anxiety should be structured around a stepped care model, where patients …

Given the public health significance of depression and the limited resources available for
providing evidence-based treatment, there is a need to develop effective models of care to …