Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care, Hardcover by Feinstein, Robert E., . (EDT); Connelly, Joseph V., . (EDT); Feinstein, Marilyn S. (EDT), ISBN 0190276207, ISBN-13 9780190276201, Brand New, Free shipping in the US

Integrated care incorporates behavioral and physical health services into primary care and specialty medical environments. Integrated care models are patient-centered; delivered by teams of medical professionals, utilize care coordination, and a population-based approach. This book is<br>practical, office-based, and comfortably accessible to students, residents, faculty, and all mental health professionals, primary care and medical specialists. <br>We examine and recommend applying collaborative care and other existing models of integrated care based on existing literature. When there is no literature supporting a specific approach, our experts offer their ideas and take an aspirational approach about how to manage and treat specific<br>behavioral disorder or problems <br>We assume the use of integrated team staffing including a primary care or specialist provider(s), front desk staff, medical assistant(s), nurse(s), nurse practitioners, behavioral health specialist(s), health coaches, consulting psychiatrist, and care coordinator(s)/manager(s).<br>