TY - JOUR
KW - integrated primary care
KW - mental health stigma
KW - patient perceptions
AU - L. R. Miller-Matero
AU - S. Khan
AU - R. Thiem
AU - T. DeHondt
AU - H. Dubaybo
AU - D. Moore
A1 - 
AB - Some patients are more willing to see a behavioral health provider within primary care. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the patients' perspectives of having access to a psychologist within primary care and to investigate whether mental health stigma affected preferences. In total, 36 patients completed questionnaires after seeing a psychologist in primary care. Patients were satisfied with having a primary care psychologist involved in their care. Most patients were more likely to see the psychologist in primary care and those who preferred this indicated higher levels of mental health stigma. The overarching theme for why patients saw a psychologist in primary care was convenience. Mental health stigma may also have played a role. Results suggest that providing integrated services may reach patients who may not have otherwise sought services in a behavioral health clinic. Findings from this study encourage the continued integration of behavioral health services.
BT - Primary health care research & development
C5 - General Literature
CY - England
DO - 10.1017/S1463423618000403
JF - Primary health care research & development
N2 - Some patients are more willing to see a behavioral health provider within primary care. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the patients' perspectives of having access to a psychologist within primary care and to investigate whether mental health stigma affected preferences. In total, 36 patients completed questionnaires after seeing a psychologist in primary care. Patients were satisfied with having a primary care psychologist involved in their care. Most patients were more likely to see the psychologist in primary care and those who preferred this indicated higher levels of mental health stigma. The overarching theme for why patients saw a psychologist in primary care was convenience. Mental health stigma may also have played a role. Results suggest that providing integrated services may reach patients who may not have otherwise sought services in a behavioral health clinic. Findings from this study encourage the continued integration of behavioral health services.
PP - England
PY - 2018
SN - 1477-1128; 1463-4236
SP - 1
EP - 4
EP - 
T1 - Integrated primary care: patient perceptions and the role of mental health stigma
T2 - Primary health care research & development
TI - Integrated primary care: patient perceptions and the role of mental health stigma
U1 - General Literature
U2 - 29914587
U3 - 10.1017/S1463423618000403
VO - 1477-1128; 1463-4236
Y1 - 2018
ER -