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 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. ABFM Research Read all 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 2014 A Retrospective Analysis of the Relationship between Medical Student Debt and Primary Care Practice in the United States. Go to A Retrospective Analysis of the Relationship between Medical Student Debt and Primary Care Practice in the United States. 2015 More Comprehensive Care Among Family Physicians is Associated with Lower Costs and Fewer Hospitalizations Go to More Comprehensive Care Among Family Physicians is Associated with Lower Costs and Fewer Hospitalizations 2022 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
Author(s) Miller, Benjamin F, and Druss, B Topic(s) What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Mental Health Care, and Policy Brief Commentaries Volume 26(2):111-113 Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 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 2014 A Retrospective Analysis of the Relationship between Medical Student Debt and Primary Care Practice in the United States. Go to A Retrospective Analysis of the Relationship between Medical Student Debt and Primary Care Practice in the United States. 2015 More Comprehensive Care Among Family Physicians is Associated with Lower Costs and Fewer Hospitalizations Go to More Comprehensive Care Among Family Physicians is Associated with Lower Costs and Fewer Hospitalizations 2022 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
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
2014 A Retrospective Analysis of the Relationship between Medical Student Debt and Primary Care Practice in the United States. Go to A Retrospective Analysis of the Relationship between Medical Student Debt and Primary Care Practice in the United States.
2015 More Comprehensive Care Among Family Physicians is Associated with Lower Costs and Fewer Hospitalizations Go to More Comprehensive Care Among Family Physicians is Associated with Lower Costs and Fewer Hospitalizations
2022 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
