(HEADER) – Patient’s clinic
(DATE)
Dear
,
Thank you for trusting [Clinic name] to care for your [diabetes/heart disease condition]. We
appreciate your confidence in us and want to do everything we can to partner with you for the best
health care possible.
We are contacting you because we want to ensure that all of your health needs are being met,
including providing help for possible depression. Research shows that up to 15% of people with
diabetes or cardiovascular disease also suffer from depression.
We know that sometimes depression can cause problems for patients and their families. Depression
can make you feel sad, and may cause stress at home, work, or with your friends. And they make it
more difficult for you to take care of your health, which can make your [diabetes/heart disease] take
an even greater toll on you.
Often, because their physician is focused on treating their other chronic illnesses, the patient’s
depression may go unnoticed and untreated.
Here at [Clinic name], our standard of care for patients with diabetes or heart disease, plus
depression, is called COMPASS. The team-based COMPASS approach has been proven with more
than 10,000 patients to cure depression faster and prevent relapses better than the conventional
treatments patients with depression usually receive in primary care.
Our team wants to make sure that we are doing the best job we help keep you healthy. Call us
today to set up an appointment for depression screening and determine if COMPASS is right for
you. You can reach us at (XXX) XXX-XXXX.
Sincerely,
NAME
TITLE
(HEADER) – Patient’s clinic
(DATE)
Dear
,
Thank you for trusting [Clinic name] to care for your [diabetes/heart disease condition]. We
appreciate your confidence in us and want to partner with you to provide the best care for your
illness.
We are contacting you because we want to ensure that all of your health needs are being met,
including providing help for possible depression. Research shows that up to 15% of people with
diabetes or cardiovascular disease also suffer from depression.
Depression causes a persistent feeling of sadness and a loss of interest in things that you used to
enjoy. It can cause lack of energy and/or appetite, unexplained aches and pains, or headaches. And
major stresses in life – like dealing with diabetes or heart disease – can often trigger depression in
people who have never had problems before.
Depression makes it harder for you to deal with and improve your chronic physical condition. It can
also rob the joy out of life.
The good news is that our clinic has COMPASS as our standard of care for treating patients who
have diabetes or heart disease compounded by depression. COMPASS helps improve both mental
and physical chronic illnesses.
The diagnosis to determine if you’re suffering from depression is done quickly with a short
questionnaire. What’s more, COMPASS is team based and has been proven with more than 10,000
patients to cure depression faster and prevent relapses better than conventional treatments for
depression given by primary care doctors.
Call us today to set up an appointment for your depression screening, and to learn if the COMPASS
program is ideal for you. You can reach us at (XXX) XXX-XXXX.
Sincerely,
NAME
TITLE
(HEADER) – Patient’s clinic
(DATE)
Dear
,
Thank you for trusting [Clinic name] to care for your [diabetes/heart disease condition]. We
appreciate your confidence and want to do everything we can to partner with you for the best health
care possible.
Research shows that up to 15% of people with diabetes or heart disease also suffer from depression.
Often, because their physician is focused on treating their other chronic illnesses, the patient’s
depression goes unnoticed and untreated.
Symptoms of depression include:
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Sadness
Fatigue or tiredness
Losing interest in hobbies
Weight loss or loss of appetite
Withdrawing from contact with friends
or other activities
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Sleep problems
Increased use of alcohol or drugs
Slow speech and body movements
Thoughts of suicide or dying
Feelings of hopelessness, worthlessness or
of being a burden
Depression can make it harder to cope with or improve your [diabetes/heart disease condition]. It
can also rob the joy out of life. The good news is that our clinic offers COMPASS for patients with
not only diabetes or heart disease, but also depression.
This team-based program has been proven with more than 10,000 patients. Patients recover from
depression faster with COMPASS, and are also less likely to fall back into depression compared to
treatments that patients usually receive in primary care.
Call us today to set up an appointment for a quick depression screening and to learn if COMPASS
can get you better faster and enable you to enjoy life more. Call us at (XXX) XXX-XXXX.
Sincerely,
NAME
TITLE