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Depression is more than feeling sad or "blue". Depression can interfere with daily life. Most people who seek treatment can start to make progress toward feeling better. This means they are responding well to treatment. Care You Should Expect to Receive - High-quality care for treatment of depression may include medication, sessions with a therapist or lifestyle changes. It can take time to find the treatment that works best for you. Receiving a diagnosis, customizing a treatment plan and following up with your doctor are very important. Your provider should ask you to complete the Patient Health Questionnaire, PHQ-9, during each visit to see how well your treatment is working. Symptoms of depression can interfere with a patient’s daily life:
How Will This Help Me? Even patients with severe depression can get better. Our information will show you how many patients were making progress 6 months after starting treatment. We can also show you the number of patients who continued to make progress over a 12 month period. |  |
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The bar charts and percentages below tell you how well Minnesota patients with depression feel 6 months after they start treatment. This is also known as “response”. We measure how patients feel based on their responses to the questionnaire with nine questions. If a patient’s score on the nine questions drops by at least half, that is a sign that treatment is working. The average provider rating statewide is 11%. This means that 11 of 100 patients with depression reported improvement after 6 months of treatment. High provider numbers are a sign of quality care. Your provider may have a higher or lower rating depending on how many patients met their treatment goals. It is important to know that small differences in these percentages don’t necessarily reflect the quality of your care. It is important to look at the larger differences and talk with your provider if you have questions or concerns. This report is based on information from patient medical records for services received from July 2011 through January 2013. |  |
See how many patients felt better a short period of time after starting treatment. View our 6 month report.
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