title: Using a self-service kiosk to identify behavioural health needs in a primary care clinic serving an urban, underserved population.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Integration of behavioural health into primary care clinics is an established model of care and important approach to eliminating mental health disparities, but demands on provider time is a barrier to mental health screening. The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of using a kiosk placed in a primary care clinic to screen for multiple mental health disorders.
  
  
  METHODS
  Quality improvement initiative with Plan-Do-Study-Act implementation and time series monitoring of utilisation outcomes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 281 screens were completed identifying positive screens for depression (30%) and bipolar disorder (17%). Post-traumatic stress disorder and concerning substance use were less common.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Development of health information technology to facilitate behavioural health assessment in primary care is a promising approach to integrated care and provides additional benefits of population health monitoring.
authors.affiliation: Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, US. gwrenn@msm.edu.
authors.forename: Glenda
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wrenn
authors.affiliation: Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, US. fkasiah@msm.edu.
authors.forename: Fatima
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kasiah
authors.affiliation: Grady Health System, Atlanta, US. isyed@gmh.edu.
authors.forename: Irshad
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Syed
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000379:methods*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D035862:Vulnerable Populations