TY - JOUR
KW - assertive community treatment
KW - Chronic health problems
KW - Comorbidity
KW - integrated care
KW - serious mental illness
AU - P. S. Meyer-Kalos
AU - M. G. Lee
AU - L. M. Studer
AU - T. A. Line
AU - C. M. Fisher
A1 - 
AB - This qualitative study assessed the experiences of assertive community treatment (ACT) team members regarding the integration of physical and mental health self-management for persons with serious mental illness. Three focus groups elicited information from participants concerning barriers, strategies, and recommendations. Findings from inductive analyses revealed six overarching themes: (1) collaboration with primary care, (2) improvements in engagement, (3) team-focused roles, (4) education and training, (5) recommendations for system level barriers, and (6) systems collaboration. Participant recommendations suggest that ACT teams are well positioned to integrate mental and physical health treatment, but further research is needed to support integrated care.
BT - Community mental health journal
C5 - Education & Workforce
CP - 3
CY - United States
DO - 10.1007/s10597-016-0043-1
IS - 3
JF - Community mental health journal
N2 - This qualitative study assessed the experiences of assertive community treatment (ACT) team members regarding the integration of physical and mental health self-management for persons with serious mental illness. Three focus groups elicited information from participants concerning barriers, strategies, and recommendations. Findings from inductive analyses revealed six overarching themes: (1) collaboration with primary care, (2) improvements in engagement, (3) team-focused roles, (4) education and training, (5) recommendations for system level barriers, and (6) systems collaboration. Participant recommendations suggest that ACT teams are well positioned to integrate mental and physical health treatment, but further research is needed to support integrated care.
PP - United States
PY - 2017
SN - 1573-2789; 0010-3853
SP - 306
EP - 315
EP - 
T1 - Opportunities for Integrating Physical Health Within Assertive Community Treatment Teams: Results from Practitioner Focus Groups
T2 - Community mental health journal
TI - Opportunities for Integrating Physical Health Within Assertive Community Treatment Teams: Results from Practitioner Focus Groups
U1 - Education & Workforce
U2 - 27401164
U3 - 10.1007/s10597-016-0043-1
VL - 53
VO - 1573-2789; 0010-3853
Y1 - 2017
ER -