Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care

<p>Integrated care incorporates behavioral and physical health services into primary care and specialty medical environments. Integrated care models are patient-centered; delivered by teams of medical professionals utilize care coordination and a population-based approach. This book is practical office-based and comfortably accessible to students residents faculty and all mental health professionals primary care and medical specialists.<br />We examine and recommend applying collaborative care and other existing models of integrated care based on existing literature. When there is no literature supporting a specific approach our experts offer their ideas and take an aspirational approach about how to manage and treat specific behavioral disorder or problems<br />We assume the use of integrated team staffing including a primary care or specialist provider(s) front desk staff medical assistant(s) nurse(s) nurse practitioners behavioral health specialist(s) health coaches consulting psychiatrist and care coordinator(s)/manager(s).</p>