title: Integration of behavioral medicine in primary care.
abstract: The health care system in the United States is inefficient and there are many incentives for sustainable changes in the delivery of care. Incorporating behavioral medicine offers a wide range of opportunities. Within primary care settings, pain disorders, addiction, depression, and anxiety disorders are highly prevalent. Numerous chronic health conditions also require behavioral support for lifestyle change. These disorders are optimally managed through interdisciplinary collaborations that include a behavioral medicine component. This article discusses the effective integration of behavioral medicine within a primary care patient-centered medical home and describes the organizational planning and structure required for success.
authors.affiliation: UCLA Family Health Center, Santa Monica, CA 90404, USA. mbholat@mednet.ucla.edu
authors.forename: Michelle Anne
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bholat
authors.forename: Lara
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ray
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brensilver
authors.forename: Kimberly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ling
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shoptaw
mesh_terms: D001524:Behavioral Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D063425:Binge Drinking / Q000534:rehabilitation; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated; D017831:Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry); D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D059408:Pain Management; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000534:rehabilitation; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D014481:United States