TY - JOUR
AU - J. S. Funderburk
AU - D. E. Sugarman
AU - A. K. Labbe
AU - A. Rodrigues
AU - S. A. Maisto
AU - B. Nelson
A1 - 
AB - The integration of behavioral health and primary care has received much attention in the literature. Behavioral health providers (BHPs) in integrated settings are faced with different treatment constraints than those who work in specialty mental health. The existing literature focuses on what BHPs should do in primary care settings; however, little research exists specifying what BHPs are actually doing. This study provides a glimpse into what types of interventions BHPs are using, and what types of patients they are seeing, in primary care. A chart review was conducted of patients (N = 180) seen by BHPs in five Veterans Affairs primary care clinics. Depression was the most common diagnosis, while less common presenting problems included substance abuse/dependence, psychosis, and bipolar disorder. Common interventions used were medical management, psycho-education, elements of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), and supportive psychotherapy. Future research should examine the efficacy of brief interventions in primary care settings.
BT - Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings
C5 - General Literature
CP - 1
CY - United States
DO - 10.1007/s10880-011-9230-y
IS - 1
JF - Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings
N2 - The integration of behavioral health and primary care has received much attention in the literature. Behavioral health providers (BHPs) in integrated settings are faced with different treatment constraints than those who work in specialty mental health. The existing literature focuses on what BHPs should do in primary care settings; however, little research exists specifying what BHPs are actually doing. This study provides a glimpse into what types of interventions BHPs are using, and what types of patients they are seeing, in primary care. A chart review was conducted of patients (N = 180) seen by BHPs in five Veterans Affairs primary care clinics. Depression was the most common diagnosis, while less common presenting problems included substance abuse/dependence, psychosis, and bipolar disorder. Common interventions used were medical management, psycho-education, elements of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), and supportive psychotherapy. Future research should examine the efficacy of brief interventions in primary care settings.
PP - United States
PY - 2011
SN - 1573-3572; 1068-9583
SP - 22
EP - 29
EP - 
T1 - Behavioral health interventions being implemented in a VA primary care system
T2 - Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings
TI - Behavioral health interventions being implemented in a VA primary care system
U1 - General Literature
U2 - 21350951
U3 - 10.1007/s10880-011-9230-y
VL - 18
VO - 1573-3572; 1068-9583
Y1 - 2011
ER -