Mental Health Software Treats Patients as Partners in Care – Valley News

Read article - Patricia Deegan, adjunct professor of community and family medicine, recently developed the CommonGround software program that West Central, a mental health clinic in Lebanon, began using earlier this year to give a voice to patients in determining their treatment during short, routine appointments. Deegan said that she became interested in Dartmouth because of the institution’s important role in the promotion of "shared decision making" between the doctor and the patient. Deegan is working with Greg McHugo, professor of psychiatry, and others on a new study that will compare how CommonGround and another, more top-down approach affect medication visits and improve patient involvement in decision-making.