Psychiatry's Expanded Integration into Primary Care

Mark H Duncan; Jennifer M Erickson; Denise Chang; Ramanpreet Toor; Anna D H Ratzliff

doi:10.1016/j.psc.2021.11.004

Psychiatry's Expanded Integration into Primary Care

Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2022 Mar;45(1):71-80. doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2021.11.004.

Authors

Mark H Duncan¹, Jennifer M Erickson², Denise Chang², Ramanpreet Toor², Anna D H Ratzliff²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, 4225 Roosevelt Way Northeast, Street 306, Seattle, WA 98105, USA. Electronic address: mhduncan@uw.edu.
² Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, 4225 Roosevelt Way Northeast, Street 306, Seattle, WA 98105, USA.

PMID: 35219443
DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2021.11.004

Abstract

Integrated behavioral care, and in particular, the collaborative care model, has been working to improve access and treatment for people with mental health disorders. Integrated care allows for adaptable, scalable, and sustainable practice that addresses the mental health needs of the public. During the pandemic several challenges emerged to delivering integrated care. This disruption happened at a systems level, team-based care level, scope of care level, and patient access level. This article looks through the lens of those various levels to identify and some of the lessons learned to help build a more resilient and flexible integrated care program.

Keywords: COVID; Integrated behavioral care; Integrated care.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Delivery of Health Care, Integrated*
Humans
Mental Disorders* / therapy
Mental Health Services*
Primary Health Care
Psychiatry*