Integrated Care News by CFHA

APRIL 16, 2025

It offers care where people already are: their doctor’s office, their community mental health clinic, their OB/GYN’s exam room. It provides immediate, non-stigmatized behavioral health support at the point of medical care, often in the same visit. You don’t have to build it from scratch.

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Barton Associates

MAY 1, 2025

Behavioral health needs have climbed in the United States over the past decade—between the opioid epidemic and the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more Americans are dealing with mental health challenges. adults had a mental illness in 2023, and about half (46%) of them did not get any treatment.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

COVID-19's impact surpasses previous pandemics, disrupting medical education by delaying clinical rotations and necessitating a rapid transition to telemedicine due to isolation and PPE shortages. Objective: To understand COVID-19's impact on physicians-in-training and their preparedness and well-being amidst clinical and lifestyle changes.

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Integrated Care News by CFHA

MARCH 21, 2025

On January 7, 2025, SAMHSA announced the award of one-year Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) Demonstration planning grants to 14 states and Washington, D.C., The Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) Model: An Overview and Operational Definition. References Reiter, J. Dobmeyer, A. C., & Hunter, C.

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Integrated Care News by CFHA

MAY 19, 2025

MBC is presented not simply as data collection, but as a dynamic, evidence-based clinical process that enhances outcomes, promotes equity, and strengthens team-based care. MBC supports optimal clinical practice, demonstrates the value of integrated care teams, and improves outcomes. What is MBC? 3, 4) Why is MBC important?

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Depression remains a prevalent mental health condition, with rates of diagnosis disproportionately increasing for women and Black or Hispanic adults. However, variations in these disparities due to marital status remains unclear. However, males, Asian, AA participants, and NH White individuals did not exhibit the same results.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: To examine the impact of SDOH and emotional health factors on female sexual health using validated questionnaire scores like the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), Female Sexual Distress Score (FSDS) and Female Sexual Distress-Revised Score (FSDS-R).

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Datasets: Primary care EMR data from the Eastern Ontario Network and acute care, post-acute, and community mental health and addictions data from the Shared Health Integrated Information Portal.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Data were extracted from Vizient’s clinical database. To address this issue, we propose a targeted, multidisciplinary approach that includes medical management and support services like mental health counseling and nutritional guidance tailored to high-risk patients.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The resulting tool will be pilot tested in FHT clinical settings and eventually validated in a randomized clinical trial.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study Design: We conducted seven semi-structured focus groups with 25 adult patients who had a positive COVID test, reported pain as one of their primary LC symptoms at intake, and were seen in the University of Washington Long COVID Clinic for at least one visit between June 2021 to February 2023.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Results We observed that providers in rural areas tend to use more codes related to social determinants of health compared with providers in non-rural settings.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting Multi-site study, with participants recruited from outpatient clinical and community settings. The respondents attributed their specific improvements in pain, function, mental health (mood, stress, anxiety), and opioid use to the interventions.

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A Country Doctor Writes

MAY 18, 2025

If a primary care patient was going through a difficult time with their social life or mental health, we would walk them down the hall to meet a therapist right then and there. Similarly, if a behavioral health patient looked like they had pneumonia, the warm handoff would go in the opposite direction.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

CONTEXT Primary care (PC) is well-positioned to address rapidly evolving public health priorities and research meaningful to patients and other stakeholders. The 60+ Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSAs)-supported institutional programs also offer robust training (e.g., Research training is rate-limiting.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

While Ghana has made rigorous efforts to expand psychiatric care for hard-to-reach communities, there is limited knowledge about the experiences of the country’s psychiatrists regarding their current clinical approaches and the barriers they face in delivering care. Conclusions.

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Medical Xpress

MAY 8, 2023

But in fact, a growing body of research shows these practices can lead to real mental health benefits. Mindfulness and self-compassion are now buzzwords for self-improvement. This research—ongoing, voluminous and worldwide—clearly shows how and why these two practices work.

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Medical Xpress

APRIL 3, 2023

Rural Canadians face mental health concerns to the same degree as their urban counterparts, but rural communities have less access to psychologists, and that access may be eroding.

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Medical Xpress

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Angela Drake is a clinical neuropsychologist at UC Davis Health. She has practical advice for navigating the season's emotional challenges and specific tips for taking care of your mental health. The holidays can be a time for joy and connecting with friends and loved ones, but they can also bring stress and sadness.

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PEMBlog

JUNE 14, 2023

We are in the midst of a staggering mental health crisis. Thousands of children and adolescents spend days at time in Emergency Departments waiting for definitive mental health disposition. Leyenaar; Pediatric Mental Health Boarding. Zima; Follow-up After Pediatric Mental Health Emergency Visits.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

APRIL 24, 2025

The episode highlights the importance of policy advocacy, culturally responsive therapy, and practicing cultural humility in mental health care. She served on the National Institute of Mental Health Advisory Council and the APA’s Council for Research. Dr. Kevin M.

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Medical Xpress

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Western Sydney University researchers, youth mental health charity batyr, and clinical researcher Dr. Erin Dolan have released a new report that examines the help young people are providing each other, to better understand the care young people need when facing mental health challenges.

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Medical Xpress

MAY 17, 2023

With scarce clinical resources unable to keep pace with elevated rates of mental illness, technological solutions could help decrease waitlists and disparities in access to therapy. Recent advances in artificial intelligence have fueled interest in the use of chatbots and virtual assistants for mental health treatment.

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Annals of Family Medicine

MARCH 24, 2025

Physician self-disclosure is frequently employed intentionally to establish rapport, cultivate trust and reciprocity, convey empathy, offer hope and reassurance, or strengthen the credibility of clinical recommendations. As part of our ongoing motivational discussions, I shared my personal history of mental health issues.

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Annals of Family Medicine

JANUARY 27, 2025

PURPOSE Adoption has lifelong health implications for 7.8 Primary care physicians (PCPs) rarely receive training about adoptees including their mental health needs and increased suicide risk. We conducted hour-long semistructured qualitative interviews incorporating hypothetical clinical vignettes.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

MARCH 14, 2025

She served on the National Institute of Mental Health Advisory Council and the APA’s Council for Research. Dr. Benton mentors clinical and research physicians, fellows, and postdoctoral trainees. Simon, MD, MPH , is Boston’s inaugural Chief Behavioral Health Officer, appointed by Mayor Michelle Wu.  Dr. Kevin M.

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Medical Xpress

APRIL 25, 2023

Public health outreach efforts often strive to overcome communication barriers by using interpretation and translation to present information to communities in their native language. Grant (University of Chicago) about her findings in Clinical Psychological Science.

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Medical Xpress

MARCH 1, 2023

15, 2023, to be treated for clinical depression sparked a national discussion around the need for openness about mental health struggles. This comes after Fetterman suffered a near-fatal stroke in May 2022, prompting questions about possible links between post-stroke recovery and mental health.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Providers were alerted of positive screens by rooming staff to either assess further or refer to our Pediatric SUD Clinic to manage. For patients screened positive, chart reviews were conducted and the number of referrals to SUD Clinic was tracked. No patients were referred to the SUD Clinic.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 13, 2025

On top of that, diabetes is often associated with mental health challenges such as anxiety, stress, and depression, particularly in dealing with the long-term nature of the disease and the fear of complications. Many clinics are already overburdened, and as diabetes rates continue to climb, the situation will only become more strained.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

MARCH 18, 2025

The COVID-19 pandemic and the isolation caused by public health measures to slow its spread exacerbated a mismatch between the need for mental health care and the number of professionals trained to provide that care. The first few chapters discuss the problems with mental health care in the U.S.

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Annals of Family Medicine

MARCH 24, 2025

METHODS Our cross-sectional online survey asked patients about their primary care clinics, PCP, portal use, self-reported health, and demographics. More than one-half of patients preferred to see only their PCP for an annual checkup (52.6%), follow-up of a chronic condition (54.6%), or follow-up for a mental health condition (56.8%).

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ9) can help measure depression response and remission, and is the main quality measure used to assess treatment success. Objective: Evaluate the effectiveness of a PHQ9 outreach to patients via a mobile app to increase clinical engagement and improve depression care quality.

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Dr. Zaar

JUNE 1, 2025

Check credentials through reliable websites like: American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE) Don’t hesitate to ask the clinic or hospital about the doctor’s credentials. Certification shows they’ve completed specialized training and passed rigorous exams.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The program comprises a broad range of mental health intervention strategies and wellness-focused approaches in a nondirective toolkit aimed at building self-management skills. Intervention: We implemented a SMS program for anxiety developed by the Relief organization in Québec (Canada), a guided 10-week 2.5-h

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Medical Xpress

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

New Curtin University-led research has found caregivers of neurodivergent children are more likely to experience clinically significant levels of stress, poor mental health, financial hardship, and negative relationships.

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Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 13, 2025

Our board-certified physicians and nurse practitioners develop individualized prevention plans that address your specific health needs and concerns. Our Mesa clinic offers same-week appointments for preventive services, making it convenient for busy families to prioritize their health.

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