Practical applications of implementing integrated mental health practices with primary care providers.

This article describes six mental health-related health care practice transformation projects implemented across rural health care settings, including Federally Qualified Health Centers and academic medical centers. The topics included (a) depression in pregnant and postpartum mothers; (b) adverse childhood experiences screening; (c) depression and chronic disease outcomes, especially diabetes; (d) the use of automated enhancements in patients’ electronic medical records for management of clinical depression; (e) improving health outcomes and medication adherence of patients with opioid use disorder; and (f) the (in)adequacy of the Patient Health Questionairre-2 (PHQ-2) for the assessment of depression among patients with diabetes. Clinical specialties included family medicine, pediatrics, and women’s health. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
Source: American Psychologist - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research