Individual research recommendation details

Recommendation ID

CG113/5

Question

What are the benefits of a primary care-based collaborative care approach to improving the treatment of generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) compared with usual care?

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(if applicable)

Why this is important:- Most people with generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) in the UK do not receive evidence-based management and poor recognition of GAD by GPs contributes to a lack of appropriate interventions being offered. There is some evidence that complex interventions involving the training of primary care practitioners, together with a collaborative care approach involving GPs, other primary care practitioners and mental health professionals, can improve the uptake of evidence-based interventions and clinical and functional outcomes for people with GAD. However, these approaches have not been evaluated in primary care in the UK. Given the differences between the organisation of primary care in different countries, such as the US, it is important to demonstrate whether these approaches can also be effective in the UK.

Source guidance details

Comes from guidance

Generalised anxiety disorder and panic disorder in adults: management

Number

CG113

Date issued

January 2011

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