DM pilot aims to further integrate mental health services into primary care.
Well-aware that patients will be much more likely to take advantage of mental health services in a primary care setting, a new model is being tested in Hawaii that seeks to further integrate mental health and traditional care by having physicians work alongside behavioral health specialists in their offices and exam rooms. The model borrows heavily from an earlier study that produced dramatic outcomes in chronically ill individuals who received targeted behavioral health interventions. Revisit the earlier study and see how researchers are now hoping to further push the envelope with a fresh approach.
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