TY - JOUR
AU - R. A. Crowley
AU - N. Kirschner
AU - Health and Public Policy Committee of the American College of Physicians*
A1 - 
AB - 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 have been estimated to surpass all physical diseases as a major cause of disability worldwide 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.
BT - Annals of Internal Medicine
C5 - Education & Workforce; Healthcare Policy; Opioids & Substance Use
DO - 10.7326/M15-0510
JF - Annals of Internal Medicine
N2 - 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 have been estimated to surpass all physical diseases as a major cause of disability worldwide 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.
PY - 2015
SN - 1539-3704; 0003-4819
T1 - 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
T2 - Annals of Internal Medicine
TI - 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
U1 - Education & Workforce; Healthcare Policy; Opioids & Substance Use
U2 - 26121401
U3 - 10.7326/M15-0510
VO - 1539-3704; 0003-4819
Y1 - 2015
ER -