Dr Rush is a professor emeritus at Duke-NUS Medical School at the National University of Singapore, and an adjunct professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, North Carolina.
Measurement-Based Care for the Treatment of Depression
August 30th 2009As clinicians, we routinely make critical decisions for our patients with depression. Because of the uncertainty of factors that affect diagnosis and treatment, clinicians may find an objective, quick measurement tool helpful. Measurement-based care (MBC) provides specific and objective information on which to base clinical decisions and should therefore enhance quality of care and treatment outcomes.1-3