Report
Acupuncture for Major Depressive Disorder: A Systematic Review
RAND researchers conducted a systematic review that synthesized evidence from trials of acupuncture to assess its efficacy and safety in treating major depressive disorder.
Oct 7, 2015
Report
Meditation for Major Depressive Disorder: A Systematic Review
RAND researchers conducted a systematic review that synthesized evidence from trials of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy to assess its efficacy and safety in treating major depressive disorder.
Oct 7, 2015
Journal Article
Parents' Role in Adolescent Depression Care: Primary Care Provider Perspectives
Understand how primary care providers (PCPs) perceive barriers to adolescent depression care to inform strategies to increase treatment engagement.
Jul 14, 2015
Journal Article
Friendship and Romantic Relationships Among Emerging Adults with and Without Type 1 Diabetes
Both friendship and romantic relationships were associated with psychological and diabetes outcomes among emerging adults.
Apr 14, 2015
Journal Article
Cognitive Adaptation Theory as a Predictor of Adjustment to Emerging Adulthood for Youth with and Without Type 1 Diabetes
The purpose of the study was to determine whether resilience, defined by cognitive adaptation theory, predicted emerging adulthood outcomes among youth with and without type 1 diabetes.
Dec 16, 2014
Journal Article
Relations of Behavioral Autonomy to Health Outcomes Among Emerging Adults with and Without Type 1 Diabetes
Behavioral autonomy may be beneficial for psychological health, but is related to increased risk behavior. The implications of behavioral autonomy for emerging adults with type 1 diabetes require careful consideration.
Nov 1, 2014
Journal Article
Relationships and Health Among Emerging Adults with and Without Type 1 Diabetes
The study's goal was to examine the impact of parent and peer relationships on health behaviors and psychological well-being of those with and without Type 1 diabetes over the transition to emerging adulthood.
Oct 1, 2014
Research Brief
Improving Programs that Address Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury: The RAND Toolkit
RAND developed a set of four tools to assist with understanding, evaluating, and improving performance of programs that address psychological health and traumatic brain injuries among service members.
Jan 8, 2014
Report
The RAND Online Measure Repository for Evaluating Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Programs: The RAND Toolkit, Volume 2
The RAND Online Measure Repository is an online searchable database of 171 measures of psychological health and traumatic brain injury, including measure domains, uses, psychometrics, and costs, that can be used to support program evaluation.
Jan 8, 2014
Report
Maternal Depression: Implications for Systems Serving Mother and Child
RAND examined evidence on the impact of maternal depression as it relates to the public sector systems that serve mothers and children; specifically, public assistance, physical health, early intervention, education, and child welfare.
Aug 12, 2013
Research Brief
Improving Cross-System Care for Parental Depression and Early Childhood Developmental Delays
The Helping Families Raise Healthy Children initiative addressed depression among parents of children with early childhood developmental delays, aligning the early intervention and behavioral health systems with a focus on relationship-based care.
Mar 19, 2013
Report
Transforming Systems for Parental Depression and Early Childhood Developmental Delays: Findings and Lessons Learned from the Helping Families Raise Healthy Children Initiative
The Helping Families Raise Healthy Children initiative addressed depression among parents of children with early childhood developmental delays, aligning the early intervention and behavioral health systems with a focus on relationship-based care.
Mar 19, 2013
Journal Article
Emerging Adults with Type 1 Diabetes: A Comparison to Peers Without Diabetes
This longitudinal study compared emerging adults with and without type 1 diabetes on life path decisions, health behaviors, and psychological well-being during the transition out of high school.
2013
Journal Article
Primary Care Providers' Initial Treatment Decisions and Antidepressant Prescribing for Adolescent Depression
This study examined the impact of symptom severity and provider characteristics on initial depression treatment decisions in a setting with fewer structural barriers, an integrated behavioral health network.
2014
Tool
A Toolkit for Implementing Parental Depression Screening, Referral, and Treatment Across Systems
Early childhood developmental delays often co-occur with caregiver depression. This kit provides strategies for adding depression screening to early intervention systems and implementing relationship-based care focusing on parent-child relationships.
Dec 20, 2012
Journal Article
Enhancing Cross-System Collaboration for Caregivers at Risk for Depression
In the United States, many health care systems function independently from one another. Increasing coordination across systems has the potential to vastly improve services and patient outcomes, yet implementing these changes can be challenging, requiring increased communication, interaction, and coordination across systems that typically function independently.
Aug 1, 2012
Research Brief
Addressing Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Among Servicemembers and Their Families: Existing Department of Defense Programs and Options for Improvement
Provides overviews and detailed descriptions of 211 programs currently sponsored or funded by the Department of Defense to address psychological health and traumatic brain injury, along with recommendations to maximize program effectiveness.
Nov 9, 2011
Report
Programs Addressing Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Among U.S. Military Servicemembers and Their Families
Provides overviews and detailed descriptions of 211 programs currently sponsored or funded by the Department of Defense to address psychological health and traumatic brain injury, along with recommendations to maximize program effectiveness.
Nov 9, 2011
Report
Evaluation of RxNorm in Ambulatory Electronic Prescribing
Through laboratory research and pilot testing, the authors evaluated RxNorm's potential to improve how medications are represented in electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) transactions.
Jul 20, 2011
Research Brief
How Should Drugs be Identified in Electronic Prescribing Systems?
RxNorm has potential to improve how medications are represented in e-prescribing transactions.
Jul 20, 2011
Journal Article
Children with Diabetes Compared to Peers: Depressed? Distressed? A Meta-Analytic Review
This meta-analysis suggests that children with diabetes are at slightly elevated risk for psychological difficulties such as depression, anxiety, and behavioral problems.
Mar 29, 2011