title: New dimensions in behavioral health/primary care integration.
abstract: The case is made for the integration of primary care and behavioral health services in the HMO. Key features of a successfully integrated behavioral health service are offered, along with brief reports of integration efforts at a number of HMOs across the United States. The author believes that better value and cost efficiencies result from integration.
authors.affiliation: Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Seattle, WA 98104.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Strosahl
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Heinrich
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Dea
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Del Toro
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kisch
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Radcliffe
mesh_terms: D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D018511:Systems Integration; D014481:United States