| Round 1 Grantees |
| Round 2 Grantees |
| University of Arizona College of Medicine Department of Psychiatry |
| Baylor College of Medicine, Texas |
| Duke University Medical Center, North Carolina |
| East Carolina Health / East Carolina University / Bertie Memorial Hospital, North Carolina |
| Hudson Health Plan, New York |
| Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana |
| Mobile County Health Department, Alabama |
| The Regents of the University of California-Los Angeles, California |
| University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania |
| The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston,Texas |
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University of Arizona College of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
From left to right—(Back Row): Francisco Moreno, MD; Nancy Johnson, PhD; James Dumbauld, DO; (Front Row): Martha Preciado, BA; Jenny Chong, PhD; Sister Michelle Humke, LMFT
Grantee Name
University of Arizona College of Medicine Department of Psychiatry, Arizona
Project Title
Telepsychiatry Treatment For Depression In Underserved Hispanics
Project Description
The internet has opened the possibility of delivering telepsychiatric care economically to places and areas which need but do not have specialist or culturally appropriate care. This project compares the acceptability and effectiveness of depression treatment for low income Hispanic patients provided by a psychiatrist through internet videoconferencing (webcam) with treatment as usual with the primary care provider. Participants who meet depression diagnosis and other entry criteria will be recruited from St. Elizabeth’s Health Center in Tucson where uninsured and underinsured patients are served. The study has a randomized controlled experimental design. The webcam condition will be compared to the treatment as usual control condition to determine if webcam patients improve more in mental and physical functional ability, report greater satisfaction, and show higher percentage of completed visits and medical compliance. The project will also assess how acculturation levels, severity of illness, age, and gender may impact acceptability and clinical response. Finally, the project will assess the cost-effectiveness of providing this intervention.
Websites:
http://www.psychiatry.arizona.edu/
http://www.ccs-soaz.org/sehc/programs.html
Contact:
Francisco A. Moreno, MD (fmoreno@email.arizona.edu)
Principal Investigators:
Francisco A. Moreno, MD
Jenny Chong, Ph.D.
Team Members:
Nancy Johnson, RN, PhD
James Dumbauld, DO
Sister Michelle Humke, LMFT
Marta Preciado, BA
Kenneth R. Smith, PhD
Marcy Watchman
Maria Ortiz, BA |
