Predictors of Receipt of Physical Health Services in Mental Health Clinics.

Predictors of Receipt of Physical Health Services in Mental Health Clinics.
Community Ment Health J. 2019 Apr 08;:
Authors: Breslau J, Pritam R, Guarasi D, Horvitz-Lennon M, Finnerty M, Yu H, Leckman-Westin E
Abstract
To inform efforts to improve physical health care for adults with serious mental illness, this study examines predictors of provision and receipt of physical health services in freestanding mental health clinics in New York state. The number of services provided over the initial 12-months of implementation varied across clinics from 0 to 1407. Receipt of services was associated with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, frequent mental and physical health visits in the prior year, and prescription of antipsychotic medications. Additional support may also be needed to enable clinics to target patients without established patterns of frequent mental health or medical visits.
PMID: 30963350 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Community Mental Health Journal - April 7, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Breslau J, Pritam R, Guarasi D, Horvitz-Lennon M, Finnerty M, Yu H, Leckman-Westin E Tags: Community Ment Health J Source Type: research