title: Integrated primary and mental health care services: an evolving partnership model.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Persons with serious psychiatric disabilities experience high rates of medical co-morbidities that, if properly treated, could improve overall well-being and the course of recovery.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This brief reports describes how two organizations-Thresholds Psychiatric Rehabilitation Centers and University of Illinois College of Nursing-partnered to offer integrated behavioral and physical health care responsive to the needs of the population and committed to consumer-centered, holistic and preventative care. Most recently, the partnership offers primary care in different community settings through different service models-tele-monitoring, home visits, group visits.
  
  
  METHODS
  A combination of published literature, staff report, and quality assurance data informs this report.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The authors conclude that primary care outreach is a promising strategy in mental health settings and that the Chronic Care Model (CCM) provides a set of guidelines for designing and monitoring quality integrated care for a partnership model of integrated care.
authors: Dartmouth College, Thresholds Research Institute, Chicago, IL 60640, USA. kdavis@thresholds.org
authors: Kristin E
authors: KE
authors: Davis
authors: Emily
authors: E
authors: Brigell
authors: Kathryn
authors: K
authors: Christiansen
authors: Marsha
authors: M
authors: Snyder
authors: Judith
authors: J
authors: McDevitt
authors: Jay
authors: J
authors: Forman
authors: Judith Lloyd
authors: JL
authors: Storfjell
authors: Sandra M
authors: SM
authors: Wilkniss
mesh_terms: D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006792:House Calls; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration