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Home Research Research Library The role of family physicians in mental health care delivery in the United States: implications for health reform The role of family physicians in mental health care delivery in the United States: implications for health reform 2013 Author(s) Miller, Benjamin F, and Druss, B Topic(s) What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Mental Health Care, and Policy Brief Commentaries Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine The battle for connecting the mind and the body is seen every day in the largest platform of health care delivery: primary care.1,2 More care for mental health, behavioral health, and substance use is provided in primary care than any other health care setting.3,4 However, the historical fragmentation that has divided the mental health system from the physical health system has meant that collaboration between primary care and specialty mental health care is a challenge.5,7 This lack of integration remains a barrier to improving quality, outcomes, and efficiency of the delivery of care.8,9 Having 2 separate systems to take care of patients’ medical and behavioral health needs10,11 can result in high costs, low satisfaction, and poor outcomes, including premature mortality. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2018 Response: Re: Wide Gap between Preparation and Scope of Practice of Early Career Family Physicians Go to Response: Re: Wide Gap between Preparation and Scope of Practice of Early Career Family Physicians 2021 Integrating primary care and public health to enhance response to a pandemic Go to Integrating primary care and public health to enhance response to a pandemic 2020 The Dilution of Family Medicine: Waning Numbers of Family Physicians Providing Pediatric Care Go to The Dilution of Family Medicine: Waning Numbers of Family Physicians Providing Pediatric Care 2021 Distribution of Physician Specialties by Rurality Go to Distribution of Physician Specialties by Rurality
Author(s) Miller, Benjamin F, and Druss, B Topic(s) What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Mental Health Care, and Policy Brief Commentaries Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2018 Response: Re: Wide Gap between Preparation and Scope of Practice of Early Career Family Physicians Go to Response: Re: Wide Gap between Preparation and Scope of Practice of Early Career Family Physicians 2021 Integrating primary care and public health to enhance response to a pandemic Go to Integrating primary care and public health to enhance response to a pandemic 2020 The Dilution of Family Medicine: Waning Numbers of Family Physicians Providing Pediatric Care Go to The Dilution of Family Medicine: Waning Numbers of Family Physicians Providing Pediatric Care 2021 Distribution of Physician Specialties by Rurality Go to Distribution of Physician Specialties by Rurality
2018 Response: Re: Wide Gap between Preparation and Scope of Practice of Early Career Family Physicians Go to Response: Re: Wide Gap between Preparation and Scope of Practice of Early Career Family Physicians
2021 Integrating primary care and public health to enhance response to a pandemic Go to Integrating primary care and public health to enhance response to a pandemic
2020 The Dilution of Family Medicine: Waning Numbers of Family Physicians Providing Pediatric Care Go to The Dilution of Family Medicine: Waning Numbers of Family Physicians Providing Pediatric Care
2021 Distribution of Physician Specialties by Rurality Go to Distribution of Physician Specialties by Rurality
