UofL Depression Centers initiates Mood Outcomes Registry (MORe program)

IMPROVING TREATMENT OUTCOME WITH MEASUREMENT-BASED CARE: UOFL DEPRESSION CENTER DEBUTS DIGITAL PROGRESS TRACKING

The UofL Depression Center, in association with the National Network of Depression Centers, has initiated the Mood Outcomes Registry (MORe program) that has the goal of instituting measurement based care for all patients with depression and bipolar disorder. UofL is one of five Depression Centers (along with the Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins, and the Universities of Michigan and Iowa) to institute the MORe program. Over the next year, all 24 member universities of the National Network of Depression Centers will join the effort. The MORe program at the UofL Depression Center is supported by a generous gift from an anonymous donor.

A major study from Beijing China that was published in the American Journal of Psychiatry in October, 2015 underlined the importance of the MORe program. In this investigation the chances of remission for depression were more than doubled by measurement-based care.

At the UofL Depression Center, patients enrolled in the MORe program use a computer tablet to answer questions from four rating scales (depression, anxiety, manic symptoms, and suicide risk) before their appointments with their doctor. The scales are scored immediately by the computer program and are viewed by the doctor at the beginning of each visit. Scores are graphed at each subsequent visit so the doctor and patient can see the results of their work and make adjustments if needed.