Integrated Care and the Evolution of the Multidisciplinary Team.
The primary care medical home continues to adapt by applying new research to population health approaches to care. With the discovery that life experiences trigger a chain of biologic events linked to chronic illnesses, the role of patient-centered multidisciplinary care teams becomes of paramount importance. Subsequently, mental health professionals are being incorporated into the primary care setting, using their skills in nontraditional models to customize care for each patient. This "integration" of primary care and unique mental health services engenders opportunity for enhanced clinical care, professional workforce development and support, more effective population health initiatives, and informed health care policy.
Department of Family and Community medicine, SIU School of Medicine, 520 North 4th Street, Springfield, IL 62794-9670, USA. Electronic address: mdobbins@siumed.edu.
Mary Iftner
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Dobbins
Department of Family and Community medicine, SIU School of Medicine, 520 North 4th Street, Springfield, IL 62794-9670, USA.
Sheila A
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Thomas
Department of Family and Community medicine, SIU Center for Family Medicine, Quincy, IL, USA.
Stacy L Stokes
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Melton
Department of Family and Community medicine, SIU School of Medicine, 520 North 4th Street, Springfield, IL 62794-9670, USA.
Stacy
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Lee
D001526:Behavioral Symptoms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009042:Motivation; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration; D010358:Patient Participation; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000458:organization & administration; D011584:Psychology / Q000458:organization & administration; D057545:Social Stigma; D012947:Social Work / Q000458:organization & administration
Behavioral health; Health care teams; Integrated care; Primary care psychiatry; Workforce development