Integrated care

About: Integrated care is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 7318 publications have been published within this topic receiving 106960 citations. The topic is also known as: Integrated Delivery of Health Care & Delivery of Health Care, Integrated.

Rural mental health and psychological treatment: a review for practitioners

Abstract: Practitioners in rural areas face particular challenges in providing psychological services, ranging from disparate rates of mental disorders to unique circumstances in treating special populations. In this article, we discuss the burden of mental disorders in rural areas, current trends in integration of mental health care and primary care, and unique concerns practitioners face in treating two special populations in rural areas (children and families, and older adults and their caregivers). Implications for practice are also discussed.

Grand Challenges in Global Mental Health: Integration in Research, Policy, and Practice

Abstract: More than a decade ago, the World Health Organization's (WHO) World Health Report 2001 called for the integration of mental health into primary care, acknowledging the burden of mental, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders globally; the lack of specialized health care providers to meet treatment needs—especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs); and the fact that many people seek care for MNS disorders in primary care [1]. In 2012, the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2010 confirmed the still urgent need for attention to MNS disorders: over the past 20 years, the disability adjusted life years (DALYs) attributable to MNS disorders rose by 38%, and mental and behavioral disorders account for nearly one quarter of all years lived with a disability [2],[3]. MNS disorders also contribute indirectly to mortality, through suicides and conditions like cirrhosis, which, in certain regions, both rank among leading causes of disease burden [2]. The GBD Study 2010 brought welcome news of reductions in the DALYs for communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional disorders since 1990. This progress is due, in part, to coordinated, global cooperation to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and, specifically, to achieve targets set for child survival, maternal health, and combatting HIV/AIDS and malaria by 2015. Crucial for the global public health community, investments in achieving the health-related MDGs catalyzed the development, testing, and implementation of effective health interventions for priority conditions and stimulated the development of packages of care that bundle effective interventions—whether for reduction of maternal or child mortality or for HIV care and treatment. Stakeholders recognize that “synergies in the health system must be pursued” [4], and that these packaged interventions can be delivered most effectively through integrated approaches to care [5]. The need for integrated care that addresses emerging priority conditions, like non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including MNS disorders, is acknowledged less frequently in the global context [6]. As a result of global population growth, aging, and epidemiologic and demographic transitions, NCDs account for more than 60% of deaths worldwide, with disproportionate rates of mortality among populations in LMICs [7]. Significantly, MNS disorders frequently occur throughout the course of many NCDs and infectious diseases, increasing morbidity and mortality [8]–[11]. Consequently, people suffering with co-morbid disorders, such as depression and HIV or post-traumatic stress disorder and coronary heart disease, risk poor outcomes for both disorders. Achieving desired outcomes for priority programs will be difficult without managing MNS disorders. At a minimum, packages of care for MNS disorders should be parceled with effective interventions in primary care or other priority health delivery platforms. In truth, adequate attention to the public's health requires that this integration also occur in sectors beyond health (e.g., education, justice, welfare, and labor), through collaborative partnerships of government, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and faith-based organizations, as well as in the implementation of global health and development policy.

Assessment of Pain in Primary Care Settings

Abstract: Contents: M.E. Maruish, Preface. Part I:General Considerations. M.E. Maruish, Introduction. C.J. Peek, R. Heinrich, Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care. M. Evers-Szostak, Integration of Behavioral Health Care Services in Pediatric Primary Care Settings. L.R. Derogatis, L.L. Lynn, II, Screening and Monitoring Psychiatric Disorder in Primary Care Populations. C.L. Ofstead, D.S. Gorban, D.L. Lum, Integrating Behavioral Health Assessment With Primary Care Services. Part II:Assessment Instruments. S.R. Hahn, K. Kroenke, J.B.W. Williams, R.L. Spitzer, Evaluation of Mental Disorders With the PRIME-MD. G.R. Grissom, K.I. Howard, Directions and COMPASS-PC. J. Shedler, The Shedler QPD Panel (Quick PsychoDiagnostics Panel): A Psychiatric "Lab Test" for Primary Care. L.R. Derogatis, K.L. Savitz, The SCL-90-R and Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) in Primary Care. M.E. Maruish, Applications of the Symptom Assessment-45 Questionnaire (SA-45) in Primary Care Settings. P.J. Brantley, S.K. Jeffries, Daily Stress Inventory (DSI) and Weekly Stress Inventory (WSI). P.J. Brantley. D.J. Mehan, Jr., J.L. Thomas, The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). K.A. Kobak, W.M. Reynolds, The Hamilton Depression Inventory. T.L. Kramer, G.R. Smith, Tools to Improve the Detection and Treatment of Depression in Primary Care. F. Scogin, N. Rohen, E. Bailey, Geriatric Depression Scale. R.J. Ferguson, Using the Beck Anxiety Inventory in Primary Care. L.J. Davis, Self-Administered Alcoholism Screening Test (SAAST). G.J. Demakis, M.G. Mercury, J.J. Sweet, Screening for Cognitive Impairments in Primary Care Settings. H.P. Wetzler, D.L. Lum, D.M. Bush, Using the SF-36 Health Survey in Primary Care. A. Murray, D.G. Safran, The Primary Care Assessment Survey: A Tool for Measuring, Monitoring, and Improving Primary Care. S.R. Hahn, The Difficult Doctor Patient Relationship Questionnaire. Part III:Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration Projects. P. Robinson, K. Strosahl, Improving Care for a Primary Care Population: Depression as an Example. A. Beck, C. Nimmer, A Case Study: The Kaiser Permanente Integrated Care Project. L. Goldstein, B. Bershadsky, M.E. Maruish, The INOVA Primary Behavioral Health Care Pilot Project. Part IV:Future Directions. K.A. Kobak, J.C. Mundt, D.J. Katzelnick, Future Directions in Psychological Assessment and Treatment in Primary Care Settings.

Integrated care pathways for airway diseases (AIRWAYS-ICPs).

Abstract: The objective of Integrated Care Pathways for Airway Diseases (AIRWAYS-ICPs) is to launch a collaboration to develop multi-sectoral care pathways for chronic respiratory diseases in European countries and regions. AIRWAYS-ICPs has strategic relevance to the European Union Health Strategy and will add value to existing public health knowledge by: 1) proposing a common framework of care pathways for chronic respiratory diseases, which will facilitate comparability and trans-national initiatives; 2) informing cost-effective policy development, strengthening in particular those on smoking and environmental exposure; 3) aiding risk stratification in chronic disease patients, using a common strategy; 4) having a significant impact on the health of citizens in the short term (reduction of morbidity, improvement of education in children and of work in adults) and in the long-term (healthy ageing); 5) proposing a common simulation tool to assist physicians; and 6) ultimately reducing the healthcare burden (emergency visits, avoidable hospitalisations, disability and costs) while improving quality of life. In the longer term, the incidence of disease may be reduced by innovative prevention strategies. AIRWAYS-ICPs was initiated by Area 5 of the Action Plan B3 of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing. All stakeholders are involved (health and social care, patients, and policy makers).