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Home Research Research Library Mental Health Treatment in the Primary Care Setting: Patterns and Pathways Mental Health Treatment in the Primary Care Setting: Patterns and Pathways 2014 Author(s) Petterson, Stephen M, Miller, Benjamin F, Payne-Murphy, Jessica C, and Phillips, Robert L Topic(s) Role of Primary Care, and What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Mental Health Care, and Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Volume Families, Systems, & Health Source Families, Systems, & Health The redesign of primary care through the patient-centered medical home offers an opportunity to assess the role of primary care in treating mental health relative to the rest of the health care system. Better understanding the patterns of care between primary care and mental health providers helps guide necessary policy changes. This article reports the findings from 109,593 respondents to the 2002-2009 Medical Expenditure Panel Surveys (MEPS). We examined the extent to which persons with poor mental health visited primary care providers, and distinguished among 4 patterns of care: (a) mental health only, (b) primary care only, (c) dual care (both mental health and primary care) and (d) other provider combinations. Our findings indicate that poor mental health and specific mental health conditions remain prevalent in primary care. An increased focus on patient-centered care requires greater integration of primary and mental health care to reduce fragmentation of care and disparities in health outcomes. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2019 Associations Between Burnout and Practice Organization in Family Physicians Go to Associations Between Burnout and Practice Organization in Family Physicians 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 2020 Proportion of Family Physicians Caring for Children is Declining Go to Proportion of Family Physicians Caring for Children is Declining 2017 Intention Versus Reality: Family Medicine Residency Graduates’ Intention to Practice Obstetrics Go to Intention Versus Reality: Family Medicine Residency Graduates’ Intention to Practice Obstetrics
Author(s) Petterson, Stephen M, Miller, Benjamin F, Payne-Murphy, Jessica C, and Phillips, Robert L Topic(s) Role of Primary Care, and What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Mental Health Care, and Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Volume Families, Systems, & Health Source Families, Systems, & Health
ABFM Research Read all 2019 Associations Between Burnout and Practice Organization in Family Physicians Go to Associations Between Burnout and Practice Organization in Family Physicians 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 2020 Proportion of Family Physicians Caring for Children is Declining Go to Proportion of Family Physicians Caring for Children is Declining 2017 Intention Versus Reality: Family Medicine Residency Graduates’ Intention to Practice Obstetrics Go to Intention Versus Reality: Family Medicine Residency Graduates’ Intention to Practice Obstetrics
2019 Associations Between Burnout and Practice Organization in Family Physicians Go to Associations Between Burnout and Practice Organization in Family Physicians
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
2020 Proportion of Family Physicians Caring for Children is Declining Go to Proportion of Family Physicians Caring for Children is Declining
2017 Intention Versus Reality: Family Medicine Residency Graduates’ Intention to Practice Obstetrics Go to Intention Versus Reality: Family Medicine Residency Graduates’ Intention to Practice Obstetrics