TY - JOUR
KW - Chronic Disease
KW - Mental health clinic
KW - prevention
KW - Serious mental illnesses
AU - M. T. Compton
AU - M. W. Manseau
AU - H. Dacus
AU - B. Wallace
AU - M. Seserman
A1 - 
AB - To understand mental health clinics' chronic disease screening and prevention activities, we surveyed mental health clinics in New York State regarding 16 preventive services. Both numerical and qualitative data were collected. Responding clinics (123, 24.7%) were most likely to report having up-to-date screening/management of tobacco use (114, 92.7%) and were most likely to refer out for infectious disease and cancer screening (57.7%-62.6%). Compared to private/non-profit clinics, county- and state-operated clinics were more likely to refer out for infectious disease screening and to ensure up-to-date: lipid disorder screening, abnormal glucose screening, HIV screening, and cancer screenings. Clinics reported a need for: (1) hiring more (dedicated) medical staff; (2) providing staff trainings; (3) educating patients; and (4) integrating with patients' primary care providers. Implementing proven approaches-and developing new ones-for enhanced chronic disease prevention activities through improvements in policy, staffing, and reimbursement is warranted in mental health clinics.
AD - New York State Psychiatric Institute, 722 W. 168th Street, Room R249, New York, NY, USA. mtc2176@cumc.columbia.edu.; Department of Psychiatry, New York University, New York, NY, USA.; New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, USA.; New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, USA.; American Cancer Society, Latham, NY, USA.
BT - Community mental health journal
C5 - General Literature
CY - United States
DO - 10.1007/s10597-019-00532-3
JF - Community mental health journal
M1 - Journal Article
N2 - To understand mental health clinics' chronic disease screening and prevention activities, we surveyed mental health clinics in New York State regarding 16 preventive services. Both numerical and qualitative data were collected. Responding clinics (123, 24.7%) were most likely to report having up-to-date screening/management of tobacco use (114, 92.7%) and were most likely to refer out for infectious disease and cancer screening (57.7%-62.6%). Compared to private/non-profit clinics, county- and state-operated clinics were more likely to refer out for infectious disease screening and to ensure up-to-date: lipid disorder screening, abnormal glucose screening, HIV screening, and cancer screenings. Clinics reported a need for: (1) hiring more (dedicated) medical staff; (2) providing staff trainings; (3) educating patients; and (4) integrating with patients' primary care providers. Implementing proven approaches-and developing new ones-for enhanced chronic disease prevention activities through improvements in policy, staffing, and reimbursement is warranted in mental health clinics.
PP - United States
PY - 2020
SN - 1573-2789; 0010-3853
T1 - Chronic Disease Screening and Prevention Activities in Mental Health Clinics in New York State: Current Practices and Future Opportunities
T2 - Community mental health journal
TI - Chronic Disease Screening and Prevention Activities in Mental Health Clinics in New York State: Current Practices and Future Opportunities
U1 - General Literature
U2 - 31902049
U3 - 10.1007/s10597-019-00532-3
VO - 1573-2789; 0010-3853
Y1 - 2020
Y2 - Jan 4
ER -