Treatment
In addition to providing treatment, the Depression Center has developed several outreach initiatives to maximize the effectiveness of treatment provided in our communities:
- Primary care physicians are the “front line” in depression diagnosis and care; sometimes, they are the only medical professional a patient may see. The Depression Center’s initiatives are aimed at helping physicians and patients work together to manage the disease, to prevent its progression, and to maintain wellness.
- The M-DOCC (Michigan Depression Outreach Collaborative Care) program represents a new model of health care delivery that provides more ways for patients to connect with their care providers and manage their care.
- Family Education workshops offer patients and their families a chance to learn about depression and bipolar disorder, to gather information about risk factors, treatments, family impact, and healthy ways of communicating with one another.
