| Autor: |
Bravata, Kurt R., Leggett, Christopher, Levine, Amir, Lopez, Jose A., McNett, Michael, Reich, Doug, Tiburcio, Jose |
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Family Doctor: A Journal of the New York State Academy of Family Physicians; Summer2013, Vol. 2 Issue 1, p30-35, 6p |
| Abstrakt: |
General practitioners (GPs) are often the first health care professionals consulted when mentally ill patients seek help. This important role uniquely positions GPs as gatekeepers or points-of-access to the mental health services their patients receive. Because of this, close collaboration between mental health providers and primary care physicians is absolutely essential in order to maximize the scope of mental health care available to patients. This is not to say that primary care physicians should ever abdicate their role in providing mental health care. However, a close marriage between a patient's primary doctor and mental health provider often results in better outcomes. Still, studies have shown that family practitioners frequently under-use community mental health resources. This may be simply due to a stylistic approach to medical practice or a result of barriers to integrated care. In urban communities it is particularly true that obstacles such as differing cultural values, skewed perceptions, and frustrating language barriers can complicate the ability of a single provider to provide quality mental health care on a comprehensive level. Because of this, it is important for general practitioners and mental health providers to collaborate in order to create a broad safety net of mental health resources for these vulnerable patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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