Evidence-based pharmacologic and behavioral interventions are often underused or inaccessible to persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) who have chronic pain and/or depression. Collaborative care is an evidence-based, patient-centered, integrated, system-level approach to improving the quality and outcomes of care for behavioral health and other chronic conditions. We describe the development and randomized controlled trial testing of a novel intervention, MS Care, which uses a collaborative care model to improve the care of depression and chronic pain in an MS specialty care setting.
