Integrated Care for Pediatric Substance Abuse.
Integrated care is a way to improve the prevention, identification, and treatment of mental health difficulties, including substance abuse, in pediatric care. The pediatrician's access, expertise in typical development, focus on prevention, and alignment with patients and families can allow successful screening, early intervention, and referral to treatment. Successful integrated substance abuse care for youth is challenged by current reimbursement systems, information exchange, and provider role adjustment issues, but these are being addressed as comfort with this care form and resources to support its development grow.
Child Psychiatry, Seattle Children's Hospital, M/S CPH, PO Box 5371, Seattle, WA 98145, USA. Electronic address: rebecca.barclay@seattlechildrens.org.
Rebecca P
RP
Barclay
Department of Psychiatry, University of Washington, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA 98145, USA.
Robert J
RJ
Hilt
D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated; D006801:Humans; D010372:Pediatrics; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*
Delivery of health care; Integrated; Mental health services; Patient-centered care; Pediatrics; Substance-related disorders