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The Impact of Integrated Care on Healthcare Utilization and Costs: Evidence from the Kansas Health Homes Medicaid Program [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Individuals with complex conditions—those with multiple physical, mental, or behavioral health conditions--require numerous health and social services that are not effectively co-delivered by the current healthcare system.

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How your mental health can affect your physical health

Vida Family Medicine

Most patients who go to see a primary care doctor are concerned about improving their physical health. They want to live a long life free of chronic health problems that may cause pain, limit their activities, or cause complications that could land them in the hospital.

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Rural Ontario Complete Lifestyle Medicine Intervention Program (CLIP-ON) [Dissemination and implementation research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Chronic illness is at a record high in society. Lifestyle medicine programs have demonstrated a positive impact in managing these diseases but are poorly implemented and unavailable in rural communities. Lifestyle medicine involves ongoing engagement with a multidisciplinary team to support health-improving lifestyle changes.

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month

Center for Family Medicine (CFM)

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. It’s a time to dedicate promoting the understanding as well as discussing and sharing personal experiences revolving around mental health. adults experience mental illness each year. What is Mental Health? What is the Stigma Surrounding Mental Health?

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Book Review: Has Medicine Lost Its Mind? by Dr. Robert C. Smith

Common Sense Family Doctor

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. In Has Medicine Lost Its Mind? This relatively slim volume is divided into three parts.

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Self-management support as an add-on to usual care for adults experiencing anxiety: A pragmatic randomized clinical trial [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

While SMS is well established for chronic physical conditions, evidence is lacking to support the implementation of structured SMS programs for common mental disorders, and particularly anxiety. Self-management support (SMS) is a complementary intervention to evidence-based treatments that promotes self-efficacy and empowerment.

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Sleep Disorders: Improving Rest For Better Overall Health

Center for Family Medicine

Sleep is essential for physical and mental well-being. Addressing sleep disorders is essential to long-term health and vitality. Types of sleep disorders Poor sleep is possible from an underlying illness or disorder. Sleep apnea leads to poor sleep quality and potential health hazards like cardiovascular disease.