Home Research Research Library Family physicians are essential for mental health care delivery Family physicians are essential for mental health care delivery 2013 Author(s) Xierali, Imam M, Tong, Sebastian T, Petterson, Stephen M, Puffer, James C, Phillips, Robert L, and Bazemore, Andrew W Topic(s) Role of Primary Care, and What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Mental Health Care, and Teams Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine As the largest and most widely distributed of primary care physicians, family physicians have an important role in providing mental health care, especially in rural and underserved areas. However, the proportion of family physicians who report providing mental health care is low. Policy barriers such as payment for mental health services should be explored to ensure access to mental health care for patients across the urban to rural continuum. ABFM Research Read all 2025 Treatment of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in Primary Care and Its Patient-Level Variation: An American Family Cohort Study Go to Treatment of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in Primary Care and Its Patient-Level Variation: An American Family Cohort Study 2017 Preserving Primary Care Robustness Despite Increasing Health System Integration Go to Preserving Primary Care Robustness Despite Increasing Health System Integration 2020 The Impact of Social and Clinical Complexity on Diabetes Control Measures Go to The Impact of Social and Clinical Complexity on Diabetes Control Measures 2025 Documentation of Compounded GLP‐1 Receptor Agonists in a Large Primary Care Dataset Go to Documentation of Compounded GLP‐1 Receptor Agonists in a Large Primary Care Dataset
Author(s) Xierali, Imam M, Tong, Sebastian T, Petterson, Stephen M, Puffer, James C, Phillips, Robert L, and Bazemore, Andrew W Topic(s) Role of Primary Care, and What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Mental Health Care, and Teams Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2025 Treatment of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in Primary Care and Its Patient-Level Variation: An American Family Cohort Study Go to Treatment of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in Primary Care and Its Patient-Level Variation: An American Family Cohort Study 2017 Preserving Primary Care Robustness Despite Increasing Health System Integration Go to Preserving Primary Care Robustness Despite Increasing Health System Integration 2020 The Impact of Social and Clinical Complexity on Diabetes Control Measures Go to The Impact of Social and Clinical Complexity on Diabetes Control Measures 2025 Documentation of Compounded GLP‐1 Receptor Agonists in a Large Primary Care Dataset Go to Documentation of Compounded GLP‐1 Receptor Agonists in a Large Primary Care Dataset
2025 Treatment of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in Primary Care and Its Patient-Level Variation: An American Family Cohort Study Go to Treatment of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in Primary Care and Its Patient-Level Variation: An American Family Cohort Study
2017 Preserving Primary Care Robustness Despite Increasing Health System Integration Go to Preserving Primary Care Robustness Despite Increasing Health System Integration
2020 The Impact of Social and Clinical Complexity on Diabetes Control Measures Go to The Impact of Social and Clinical Complexity on Diabetes Control Measures
2025 Documentation of Compounded GLP‐1 Receptor Agonists in a Large Primary Care Dataset Go to Documentation of Compounded GLP‐1 Receptor Agonists in a Large Primary Care Dataset
