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Development and initial feasibility of an organizational measure of behavioral health integration in medical care settings

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The Dual Diagnosis Capability in Health Care Settings (DDCHCS) was found to be feasible and sensitive to detecting variation in integrated behavioral health services capacity, and mental health services were more integrated than substance use.
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This article is published in Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment.The article was published on 2012-12-01. It has received 25 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Health care & Health care reform.

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Screening and Intervention for Comorbid Substance Disorders, PTSD, Depression, and Suicide: A Trauma Center Survey.

TL;DR: In 2006, the American College of Surgeons (ACS) mandated that level I and level II trauma centers screen for alcohol use problems and provide brief intervention for those who screen positive as discussed by the authors.
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An Instrument to Measure Maturity of Integrated Care: A First Validation Study.

TL;DR: The B3-MM dimensions, maturity indicators and assessment scale showed satisfactory content validity and is a unique instrument based on existing knowledge and experiences of regions in integrated care, while further testing is needed to explore other measurement properties of B2-MM.
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The Implementation of Integrated Behavioral Health Protocols In Primary Care Settings in Project Care

TL;DR: It is shown that it is possible to improve primary care organizations' integrated care capacity as measured by the BHIMC, though it may be difficult or unfeasible for them to provide fully integrated behavioral health services.
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Dual diagnosis: A systematic review of the organization of community health services.

TL;DR: There is an urgent need to improve networking between mental health and addiction services in order to deal with Dual diagnosis and create new integrated intervention models, paying attention to an approach to the whole person, seen in his/her absolute uniqueness.
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Managing care for patients with substance abuse disorders at community health centers.

TL;DR: On-going coordination activities among primary care and SUD provided for shared patients remained a challenge for all sites, and additional operational approaches that aim to improve care transitions within and across care settings were identified.
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Long-term effects on medical costs of improving depression outcomes in patients with depression and diabetes.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the 5-year effects on total health care costs of the Pathways depression intervention program for patients with diabetes and comorbid depression compared with usual primary care.
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Effect of primary medical care on addiction and medical severity in substance abuse treatment programs.

TL;DR: Patients who attended substance abuse treatment programs with on-site primary medical care experienced significantly less addiction severity at 12-month follow-up, but not necessarily their health-related outcomes.
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Mental and substance use disorders among Medicaid recipients: prevalence estimates from two national surveys.

TL;DR: By promoting detection and treatment of behavioral disorders in Medicaid, mental health administrators and policymakers may reduce barriers to education, employment, family stability, and departure from welfare.
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Utilization and cost impact of integrating substance abuse treatment and primary care.

TL;DR: The findings for the full sample suggest that integrating substance abuse treatment with primary care, may not be necessary or appropriate for all patients, but it may be beneficial to refer patients with substance abuse related medical conditions to a provider also trained in addiction medicine.
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Substance use, dependence, and service utilization among the US uninsured nonelderly population.

TL;DR: Compared with the privately insured, uninsured persons had increased odds of having alcohol/drug dependence and appeared to face substantial barriers to health services for substance use problems.
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