Behavioral medicine, complementary medicine and integrated care. Economic implications.
Health care concepts and practices are changing dramatically because of demographic and economic factors. The routine integration of behavioral and biomedical care is completely compatible with these changes and such integration would provide clinical and economic benefits to patients and to society.
Friedman
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R
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, State University of New York Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York 11794, USA.
Sedler
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M
Myers
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P
Benson
H
H
D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000191:economics*; D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000191:economics*; D003191:Comprehensive Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000191:economics*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States