TY - JOUR
KW - behavioral health
KW - Gynecology
KW - primary care integration
KW - Women’s health
AU - A. J. Carroll
AU - A. E. Jaffe
AU - K. Stanton
AU - C. Guille
AU - G. B. Lazenby
AU - D. E. Soper
AU - A. K. Gilmore
AU - L. Holland-Carter
A1 - 
AB - Many women receive their regular check-ups and preventive care through a women's health clinic, including their behavioral health needs. Most of these clinics have not yet developed the capacity to adequately manage behavioral health concerns. We describe our clinical experience integrating behavioral health services into a women's health clinic. In one year, 108 women (54% White, M(age)= 35) were referred for behavioral health treatment 47% were identified using a screening questionnaire, 51% were referred by their women's health provider and 2% were self-referred. The most common presenting concerns were anxiety (52%) and depressive symptoms (48%). Sixty-one (56%) patients completed an intake assessment, of whom 33 (54%) engaged in follow-up treatment (M = 3.7 treatment sessions, SD = 3.0). Behavioral health screening and treatment appears to be feasible and effective within a women's health setting. Further research is needed to overcome barriers to referrals and treatment engagement in this population.
AD - Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, 67 President Street, MSC 861, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA.; Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute of Northwestern, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, 67 President Street, MSC 861, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA.; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, 67 President Street, MSC 861, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA.; Psychology Houston, PC, Houston, TX, USA.; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, 67 President Street, MSC 861, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, 67 President Street, MSC 861, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA. agilmore12@gsu.edu.; College of Nursing, Medical University of South Carolina, 99 Jonathan Lucas St, MSC 160, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA. agilmore12@gsu.edu.; Department of Health Policy and Behavioral Sciences and Mark Chaffin Center for Healthy Development, School of Public Health, Georgia State University, P. O. Box 3995, Atlanta, GA, 30303, USA. agilmore12@gsu.edu.; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, 67 President Street, MSC 861, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA. holland@musc.edu.
BT - Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings
C5 - Education & Workforce; Healthcare Disparities
CP - 2
DO - 10.1007/s10880-019-09684-6
IS - 2
JF - Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings
LA - eng
M1 - Journal Article
N2 - Many women receive their regular check-ups and preventive care through a women's health clinic, including their behavioral health needs. Most of these clinics have not yet developed the capacity to adequately manage behavioral health concerns. We describe our clinical experience integrating behavioral health services into a women's health clinic. In one year, 108 women (54% White, M(age)= 35) were referred for behavioral health treatment 47% were identified using a screening questionnaire, 51% were referred by their women's health provider and 2% were self-referred. The most common presenting concerns were anxiety (52%) and depressive symptoms (48%). Sixty-one (56%) patients completed an intake assessment, of whom 33 (54%) engaged in follow-up treatment (M = 3.7 treatment sessions, SD = 3.0). Behavioral health screening and treatment appears to be feasible and effective within a women's health setting. Further research is needed to overcome barriers to referrals and treatment engagement in this population.
PY - 2020
SN - 1573-3572; 1068-9583; 1068-9583
SP - 207
EP - 216
EP - 
T1 - Program Evaluation of an Integrated Behavioral Health Clinic in an Outpatient Women's Health Clinic: Challenges and Considerations
T2 - Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings
TI - Program Evaluation of an Integrated Behavioral Health Clinic in an Outpatient Women's Health Clinic: Challenges and Considerations
U1 - Education & Workforce; Healthcare Disparities
U2 - 31858362
U3 - 10.1007/s10880-019-09684-6
VL - 27
VO - 1573-3572; 1068-9583; 1068-9583
Y1 - 2020
Y2 - Jun
ER -