PMID- 21318191
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20110621
LR  - 20181201
IS  - 1547-3325 (Electronic)
IS  - 1040-1237 (Linking)
VI  - 23
IP  - 1
DP  - 2011 Feb
TI  - Telephone-administered cognitive-behavioral therapy for clients with depressive 
      symptoms in an employee assistance program: a pilot study.
PG  - 11-6
AB  - BACKGROUND: To assess the clinical and work productivity effects of a brief 
      intervention using telephone-administered cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for 
      clients with depressive symptoms attending an employee assistance program (EAP). 
      METHODS: Self-referred clients attending the PPC Canada EAP with clinically 
      relevant depressive symptoms at initial assessment were offered an 8-session 
      telephone-administered CBT program. Outcomes before and after intervention were 
      assessed with the 9-item Personal Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), Global Assessment 
      of Functioning (GAF), and clinician ratings of work absence and performance 
      impairment. RESULTS: Fifty clients were referred to the pilot program; 39 
      participated and 31 completed the telephone CBT program. Among program 
      participants, there was significant improvement in PHQ-9 and GAF scores. There 
      was also a significant reduction in performance impairment but not work absence. 
      Anecdotal reports indicated high satisfaction ratings among participants. 
      CONCLUSIONS: The results of this pilot study, although limited by the absence of 
      a comparison or control group, suggest that a brief telephone-administered CBT 
      program can improve depressive symptomatology, work productivity, and general 
      function in depressed clients attending an EAP. Further controlled studies are 
      needed to confirm these preliminary findings.
FAU - Lam, Raymond W
AU  - Lam RW
AD  - Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. 
      r.lam@ubc.ca
FAU - Lutz, Kevin
AU  - Lutz K
FAU - Preece, Melady
AU  - Preece M
FAU - Cayley, Paula M
AU  - Cayley PM
FAU - Bowen Walker, Anne
AU  - Bowen Walker A
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - United States
TA  - Ann Clin Psychiatry
JT  - Annals of clinical psychiatry : official journal of the American Academy of 
      Clinical Psychiatrists
JID - 8911021
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale
MH  - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy/*methods
MH  - Depression/diagnosis/psychology/*therapy
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Interview, Psychological/*methods
MH  - Interviews as Topic
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Occupational Health Services
MH  - Pilot Projects
MH  - *Psychotherapy, Brief
MH  - Self Report
MH  - Severity of Illness Index
MH  - Treatment Outcome
EDAT- 2011/02/15 06:00
MHDA- 2011/06/22 06:00
CRDT- 2011/02/15 06:00
PHST- 2011/02/15 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2011/02/15 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2011/06/22 06:00 [medline]
AID - acp_2301b [pii]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Ann Clin Psychiatry. 2011 Feb;23(1):11-6.