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 2022 Academic Medicine’s Fourth Mission: Building on Community-Oriented Primary Care to Achieve Community-Engaged Health Care Go to Academic Medicine’s Fourth Mission: Building on Community-Oriented Primary Care to Achieve Community-Engaged Health Care 2019 Patient and Clinician Perceptions of Prediabetes: A Mixed-Methods Primary Care Study Go to Patient and Clinician Perceptions of Prediabetes: A Mixed-Methods Primary Care Study 2019 Comparing Comprehensiveness in Primary Care Specialties and Their Effects on Healthcare Costs and Hospitalizations in Medicare Beneficiaries Go to Comparing Comprehensiveness in Primary Care Specialties and Their Effects on Healthcare Costs and Hospitalizations in Medicare Beneficiaries 2020 Taking a Closer Look at Mental Health Treatment Differences: Effectiveness of Mental Health Treatment by Provider Type in Racial and Ethnic Minorities Go to Taking a Closer Look at Mental Health Treatment Differences: Effectiveness of Mental Health Treatment by Provider Type in Racial and Ethnic Minorities
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 2022 Academic Medicine’s Fourth Mission: Building on Community-Oriented Primary Care to Achieve Community-Engaged Health Care Go to Academic Medicine’s Fourth Mission: Building on Community-Oriented Primary Care to Achieve Community-Engaged Health Care 2019 Patient and Clinician Perceptions of Prediabetes: A Mixed-Methods Primary Care Study Go to Patient and Clinician Perceptions of Prediabetes: A Mixed-Methods Primary Care Study 2019 Comparing Comprehensiveness in Primary Care Specialties and Their Effects on Healthcare Costs and Hospitalizations in Medicare Beneficiaries Go to Comparing Comprehensiveness in Primary Care Specialties and Their Effects on Healthcare Costs and Hospitalizations in Medicare Beneficiaries 2020 Taking a Closer Look at Mental Health Treatment Differences: Effectiveness of Mental Health Treatment by Provider Type in Racial and Ethnic Minorities Go to Taking a Closer Look at Mental Health Treatment Differences: Effectiveness of Mental Health Treatment by Provider Type in Racial and Ethnic Minorities
2022 Academic Medicine’s Fourth Mission: Building on Community-Oriented Primary Care to Achieve Community-Engaged Health Care Go to Academic Medicine’s Fourth Mission: Building on Community-Oriented Primary Care to Achieve Community-Engaged Health Care
2019 Patient and Clinician Perceptions of Prediabetes: A Mixed-Methods Primary Care Study Go to Patient and Clinician Perceptions of Prediabetes: A Mixed-Methods Primary Care Study
2019 Comparing Comprehensiveness in Primary Care Specialties and Their Effects on Healthcare Costs and Hospitalizations in Medicare Beneficiaries Go to Comparing Comprehensiveness in Primary Care Specialties and Their Effects on Healthcare Costs and Hospitalizations in Medicare Beneficiaries
2020 Taking a Closer Look at Mental Health Treatment Differences: Effectiveness of Mental Health Treatment by Provider Type in Racial and Ethnic Minorities Go to Taking a Closer Look at Mental Health Treatment Differences: Effectiveness of Mental Health Treatment by Provider Type in Racial and Ethnic Minorities
