MENTAL HEALTH

Division of Research Principal Investigator: Enid M. Hunkeler, MA
Primary Source of Funding: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Total Project Period: October 1999 – September 2002
Description: This study will determine the effects of collaborative care for depression on diabetes self-management in a large national sample of patients with major depression and co-existent diabetes mellitus.

Division of Research Principal Investigator: Laurel Habel, PhD
Primary Source of Funding: Kaiser Foundation Research Institute
Total Project Period: January 2002 – September 2004
Description: Using the pharmacy database, this study will examine patterns of treatment with antidepressants and other psychotropic medications over a 7-year period.

Primary Sources of Funding: SmithKline Beecham Company; The Permanente Medical Group Innovations Program; Kaiser Foundation Hospitals; Direct Community Benefit Investment Program; Kaiser Permanente Depression Initiative
Division of Research Principal Investigator: Enid M. Hunkeler, MA
Total Project Period: September 1997 - January 2001
Description: This study evaluates the efficacy of nurse telehealth care with or without peer support to improve patient outcomes and patient satisfaction for depressed patients treated in the primary care setting.

Division of Research Principal Investigator: Elisabeth Gruskin, DrPH
Primary Source of Funding: Kaiser Foundation Research Institute
Total Project Period: January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2002
Description: Although lesbians and bisexual women as a group are at risk for substance abuse, most have learned to cope in healthy ways with the stress of being a member of a sexual minority. This study will explore the relationships between minority stress, substance use, depression, coping, and resiliency among lesbian and bisexual women.