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The integration of care for mental health, substance abuse, and other behavioral health conditions into primary care: executive summary of an American College of Physicians position paper.
- Source :
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Annals of internal medicine [Ann Intern Med] 2015 Aug 18; Vol. 163 (4), pp. 298-9. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Behavioral health care includes care for patients around mental health and substance abuse conditions, health behavior change, life stresses and crises, and stress-related physical symptoms. Mental and substance use disorders alone are estimated to surpass all physical diseases as a major cause of worldwide disability by 2020. The literature recognizes the importance of the health care system effectively addressing behavioral health conditions. Recently, there has been a call for the use of the primary care delivery platform and the related patient-centered medical home model to effectively address these conditions. This position paper focuses on the issue of better integration of behavioral health into the primary care setting. It provides an environmental scan of the current state of conditions included in the concept of behavioral health and examines the arguments for and barriers to increased integration into primary care. It also examines various approaches of integrated care delivery and offers a series of policy recommendations that are based on the reviewed information and evidence to inform the actions of the American College of Physicians and its members regarding advocacy, research, and practice.
- Subjects :
- Delivery of Health Care, Integrated economics
Humans
Insurance Coverage
Insurance, Health, Reimbursement
Mental Disorders psychology
Mental Health Services economics
Primary Health Care economics
Social Stigma
Substance-Related Disorders psychology
Workforce
Delivery of Health Care, Integrated organization & administration
Mental Disorders therapy
Mental Health Services organization & administration
Primary Health Care organization & administration
Substance-Related Disorders therapy
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1539-3704
- Volume :
- 163
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Annals of internal medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 26121401
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.7326/M15-0510