Comparative Effectiveness of Two Models of Depression Services Quality Improvement in Health and Community Sectors

Cathy D Sherbourne¹, Wayne Aoki¹, Thomas R Belin¹+25

• ¹Dr. Sherbourne, Dr. Koegel, Dr. Khodyakov, Dr. Ngo, Ms. Perlman, Ms. Lucas-Wright, and Dr. Wells are with RAND Health, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California. Dr. Wells, along with Dr. Bromley, Dr. Chung, Dr. Landry, and Dr. Miranda, is also with the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Dr. Bromley is also with the Desert Pacific Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles. Dr. Aoki is with Los Angeles Christian Health Centers, Los Angeles. Dr. Belin is with the Department of Biostatistics, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles. Dr. Dixon is with the School of Nursing, UCLA. Mr. Gilmore is with Behavioral Health Services, Los Angeles. Dr. Johnson is with the Department of Psychiatry, Kaiser Permanent of Southern California, Los Angeles. Ms. Jones, Ms. Williams, and Dr. Jones are with Healthy African American Families II, Los Angeles. Ms. Lizaola, Dr. Tang, and Ms. Zhang are with the Semel Institute Center for Health Services and Society, UCLA, Los Angeles. Ms. Mtume is with Shields for Families, Los Angeles. Dr. Ong is with the Department of Medicine, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles. Ms. Pulido is with L.A. Care Health Plan, Los Angeles. Ms. Sauer, now retired, was with Jewish Family Services of Los Angeles at the time of this study. Ms. Whittington is with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, Los Angeles, where Mr. Vidaurri was affiliated before his retirement.