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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, B F, and Druss, B Topic(s) What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Policy Brief Commentaries, and Mental Health Care Volume 26(2):111-113 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 2023 Characteristics of Family Physicians Who Work in Integrated Behavioral Health Practice Settings Go to Characteristics of Family Physicians Who Work in Integrated Behavioral Health Practice Settings 2010 Controlling hypertension requires a new primary care model Go to Controlling hypertension requires a new primary care model 1979 Panel: “role of the specialist in the emergency room” Go to Panel: “role of the specialist in the emergency room” 2015 Family physicians’ scope of practice and American Board of Family Medicine recertification examination performance Go to Family physicians’ scope of practice and American Board of Family Medicine recertification examination performance
Author(s) Miller, B F, and Druss, B Topic(s) What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Policy Brief Commentaries, and Mental Health Care Volume 26(2):111-113 Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2023 Characteristics of Family Physicians Who Work in Integrated Behavioral Health Practice Settings Go to Characteristics of Family Physicians Who Work in Integrated Behavioral Health Practice Settings 2010 Controlling hypertension requires a new primary care model Go to Controlling hypertension requires a new primary care model 1979 Panel: “role of the specialist in the emergency room” Go to Panel: “role of the specialist in the emergency room” 2015 Family physicians’ scope of practice and American Board of Family Medicine recertification examination performance Go to Family physicians’ scope of practice and American Board of Family Medicine recertification examination performance
2023 Characteristics of Family Physicians Who Work in Integrated Behavioral Health Practice Settings Go to Characteristics of Family Physicians Who Work in Integrated Behavioral Health Practice Settings
2010 Controlling hypertension requires a new primary care model Go to Controlling hypertension requires a new primary care model
1979 Panel: “role of the specialist in the emergency room” Go to Panel: “role of the specialist in the emergency room”
2015 Family physicians’ scope of practice and American Board of Family Medicine recertification examination performance Go to Family physicians’ scope of practice and American Board of Family Medicine recertification examination performance
