A growing body of evidence has shown that an integrated care approach can have a significant impact on improving health outcomes, increasing patient satisfaction, and managing health care costs. A study recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine supports an integrated approach by demonstrating the direct benefit of coordinating primary/medical health care with mental health care for depressed patients with multiple medical conditions.
Preventing Suicide in Colorado – Progress Achieved & Goals for the Future
Mental Health America and the Colorado Trust have jointly release a new study examining suicide rates and…
Beyond Parity: Primary Care Physicians’ Perspectives On Access To Mental Health Care
Research and support for the integration of the mental and physical healthcare systems has been on the…
Depression in Teenagers: Experts Say to Screen All
"About half of all mental illnesses arise by age 14. A new guideline asks pediatricians to be…
Behavioral Health / Primary Care Integration and the Person-Centered Healthcare Home
The National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare recently published a detailed paper addressing the relationship between mental…