TY - JOUR KW - Community Health Nursing/economics/organization & administration KW - Community Mental Health Centers/economics/organization & administration KW - Delivery of Health Care, Integrated/economics/organization & administration KW - Health Education/organization & administration KW - Health Services Needs and Demand/statistics & numerical data KW - Humans KW - Illinois/epidemiology KW - Medically Underserved Area KW - Mental Disorders/epidemiology/nursing KW - Models, Organizational KW - Nurse Practitioners/economics/organization & administration KW - Nurse's Role KW - Nurse-Patient Relations KW - Program Evaluation/methods KW - United States AU - J. McDevitt AU - S. Braun AU - M. Noyes AU - M. Snyder AU - L. Marion A1 - AB - Nurse-managed centers have been at the forefront of providing ambulatory care alternatives for underserved populations lacking access to care. Following this model, the Center for Integrated Health Care of the College of Nursing at the University of Illinois in Chicago delivers primary and mental health care services to a population of people with serious and persistent mental illness. The authors' experience illustrates the many rewards and challenges that nurse-managed centers face. This article describes their center's model of integrated care, examines selected performance indicators, and discusses the implications, opportunities, and challenges ahead. BT - The Nursing clinics of North America C5 - Healthcare Disparities CP - 4 CY - United States DO - 10.1016/j.cnur.2005.08.004 IS - 4 JF - The Nursing clinics of North America N2 - Nurse-managed centers have been at the forefront of providing ambulatory care alternatives for underserved populations lacking access to care. Following this model, the Center for Integrated Health Care of the College of Nursing at the University of Illinois in Chicago delivers primary and mental health care services to a population of people with serious and persistent mental illness. The authors' experience illustrates the many rewards and challenges that nurse-managed centers face. This article describes their center's model of integrated care, examines selected performance indicators, and discusses the implications, opportunities, and challenges ahead. PP - United States PY - 2005 SN - 0029-6465; 0029-6465 SP - 779 EP - 90 EP - xii EP - T1 - Integrated primary and mental health care: Evaluating a nurse-managed center for clients with serious and persistent mental illness T2 - The Nursing clinics of North America TI - Integrated primary and mental health care: Evaluating a nurse-managed center for clients with serious and persistent mental illness U1 - Healthcare Disparities U2 - 16324951 U3 - 10.1016/j.cnur.2005.08.004 VL - 40 VO - 0029-6465; 0029-6465 Y1 - 2005 ER -