title: Research in the Integration of Behavioral Health for Adolescents and Young Adults in Primary Care Settings: A Systematic Review.
abstract: Despite the recognition that behavioral and medical health conditions are frequently intertwined, the existing health care system divides management for these issues into separate settings. This separation results in increased barriers to receipt of care and contributes to problems of underdetection, inappropriate diagnosis, and lack of treatment engagement. Adolescents and young adults with mental health conditions have some of the lowest rates of treatment for their conditions of all age groups. Integration of behavioral health into primary care settings has the potential to address these barriers and improve outcomes for adolescents and young adults. In this paper, we review the current research literature for behavioral health integration in the adolescent and young adult population and make recommendations for needed research to move the field forward.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, Washington. Electronic address: laura.richardson@seattlechildrens.org.
authors.forename: Laura P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, Washington.
authors.forename: Carolyn A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: McCarty
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Radovic
authors.affiliation: Institute for Human Development, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California.
authors.forename: Ahna Ballonoff
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Suleiman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D008605:Mental Health Services; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D012106:Research; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Adolescents; Health services; Mental health; Primary care; Young adults